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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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A or the

- The professional plumber who worked hard to become qualified will get more.
- A professional plumber who worked hard to become qualified will get more.

A or the? If I pick 'the' does that mean there is only one professional plumber or that there are many but I'm talking about one in particular
  

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Anonymous A or the? OK. It is the past tense that bothers me.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous A or the?
  • OK.
  • It is the past tense that bothers me.
  • I would expect: The professional plumber who works hard to become qualified will get more.
  • A professional plumber who works hard to become qualified will get more .
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AnonymousA or the?
OK. It is the past tense that bothers me. I would expect:

The professional plumber who works hard to become qualified will get more.
A professional plumber who works hard to become qualified will get more.
Anonymous If I pick 'the' does that mean there is only one professiona
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I don't understand, sorry.
And if I pick 'a'? What does that mean? Thank you.
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AnonymousAnd if I pick 'a'? What does that mean?
You are talking about any one.
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Anonymous If I pick 'the' does that mean there is only one professional plumber or that there are many but I'm talking about one in particular
You are talking about any particular one.

I don't understand this ' any particular one'. Thank you.
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AnonymousI don't understand this ' any particular one'.
Any one who is working hard.
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I'm so sorry. I don't understand the difference. it's sounds like there's not.
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The professional plumber who works hard to become qualified will get more.
A professional plumber who works hard to become qualified will get more.
Anonymous I don't understand the difference. it's sounds like there's not.
And that's true—between your sentences, there is no difference in meaning. 'The' refers to the following clause ('who work
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