有人问：下面对话中 same 之前不用 the 对吗：
(1)— Happy new year!
— Same to you.
对的，在口语或套语中， same 之前常可省去定冠词 the ，再如：
(2)— I'm just waiting until I move to the country.
— Same with me.
(3)— Does he love you?
— Who knows?
— Do you love him?
— Same answer. Who knows?
在英语口语中，一句中的首词定冠词 the 常可省略，再如：
(4)Time is up.
(5)Line is busy.
(6)Class is dismissed.
不定冠词 a 位于句首时，也常被省去，如：
(7)Good idea!
(8)Stranger to me.
