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Damir Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

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00I've found one sentence with two articles for the same word. Here it is...02br
00"Linux uses a the UNIX architecture as its basis and provides more facilities and applications."02br
00 Is it a typo or some rule I'm not familiar with?0-
  

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0Looks like a typo to me. 02br 02br 00I believe it's incorrect in anybody's language. 0-

— Avangi

  • 0Looks like a typo to me.
  • 02br 02br 00I believe it's incorrect in anybody's language.
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0Looks like a typo to me. Is it part of a formal article, or just somebody's thread?02br
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00I believe it's incorrect in anybody's language. The editor must have been asleep.0-
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0Thanks for the reply.02br
00I think it's a formal article, I'm not sure. It's from WikiAnswers but looks like a formal.02br
00It looks suspicious to me as well. 02br
00Here's the 05000 (second bullet) 0230hrefhttp://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_difference_between_Linux_and_Unixclink
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0It's just an error.0-
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0Thanks for the reply nona.02br
00What would be the correct article? I would say the, because it's only one unix arhitecture. Or maybe it's unknown on what Unix arhitecture is meant - I don't know if there's more unix versions. 0-
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0Actually I think it works without an article at all, but 'the' seems more likely.0-
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