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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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a or the couch
Someone walks into a living room/bedroom and sits down on a or the couch? (mention for first time) A couch? Or the couch? Which one's correct? You kind of expect to have a couch in a living room or in a bedroom. But then for some people maybe it needs to be introduced. Could someone tell me?
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If you are talking about a living room, both are correct ,but 'the' is much more natural for the reason you have stated. I wouldn't say 'the' for a bedroom, because bedrooms do not usually have couches.
- If you are talking about a living room, both are correct ,but 'the' is much more natural for the reason you have stated.
- I wouldn't say 'the' for a bedroom, because bedrooms do not usually have couches.
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If you are talking about a living room, both are correct ,but 'the' is much more natural for the reason you have stated.
I wouldn't say 'the' for a bedroom, because bedrooms do not usually have couches.
I wouldn't say 'the' for a bedroom, because bedrooms do not usually have couches.
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CliveIf you are talking about a living room, both are correct ,but 'the' is much more natural for the reason you have stated.I wouldn't say 'the' for a bedroom, because bedrooms do not usually have couches.Thanks, Clive.
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You are correct that "the" is used with expected entities.
to walk into a living room and sit down on the couch
to get into a taxi and talk to the driver
to enter a classroom and sit in the front row
to open a book and read the first chapter
to bake a cake and forget to put the frosting on it
CJ
to walk into a living room and sit down on the couch
to get into a taxi and talk to the driver
to enter a classroom and sit in the front row
to open a book and read the first chapter
to bake a cake and forget to put the frosting on it
CJ
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