All info VS all the info

[Parergon]

We have all info we need
or
We have all the info we need

I was wondering what it's the correct one. Also, I'd love to know why.
Thanks in advance.

 

[TrentinaNE]

I'm not prepared to address the "why" part, but your sentence should read:
We have all (of) the information we need.

What is it you have all of?
- the information we need
- the time in the world
- the tea in China

I think "the" is required because of specificity. But I'm sure someone else can provide a true grammatical rationale.

Elisabetta

 

[fenixpollo]

An article is necessary because the sentence is referring to specific information -- it isn't just "we have information" or "we have some information"; but it is "we have the (specific) information (that we need)".

If you remove the article, then it is shorthand, or an abbreviated form that might be common in a telegram, morse code or radio signal. It is not correct, but it is understandable.