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Re: Probability of Article Replacement?

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Thursday, February 27, 2003, 6:17
Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> That's exactly why generalities always take the definite article in French.
In my opinion, the "definite article" in English should be renamed "the specific article", since it can (usually) only be used when referring to a specific entity. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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