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Terrylng Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

A question about the use of articles

0 Should one say 02br
00"Do you buy newspaper every day?", 02br
00"Do you buy A newspaper every day?" or 02br
00"Do you buy THE newspaper every day?" if one wants to ask about someone else's habit of buying newspapers? 02br
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00I would like to know which one(s) is/are acceptable and/or natural. If more than one choice is possible, is there any slight difference in meaning between the different choices? 02br
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00I would appreciate if somebody could help me out on this. 0-
  

Top answer

0 Hello, Terrying, 02br 02br 00Welcome to the Forums! ": you won't say that; or you'll have to add an -s to newspaper. ": that's OK; it means you buy a newspaper everyday, but not necessarily the same.

— Pieanne

  • 0 Hello, Terrying, 02br 02br 00Welcome to the Forums!
  • ": you won't say that; or you'll have to add an -s to newspaper.
  • ": that's OK; it means you buy a newspaper everyday, but not necessarily the same.
  • " : fine too, but it implies you know which newspaper you're talking about, or it's the one the person's used to, or it's a generic newspaper, The Newspaper.
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0 Hello, Terrying, 02br
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00Welcome to the Forums! 02br
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00"Do you buy newspaper every day?": you won't say that; or you'll have to add an -s to newspaper. 02br
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00"Do you buy A newspaper every day?": that's OK; it means you buy a newspaper everyday, but not necessarily the same. 02br
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00"Do you buy TH
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0 pieanne, Thank you very much for your advice! 02br
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00Does someone else thinks otherwise? Hope to hear more from all of you about this. 0-
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0You're welcome, Terrying. 05002br
00Let's wait and see! 010id1
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0 Dear TerryIng, 02br
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00It is strange. In my opinion, it is not correct to say 'do you buy the newspaper every day?' But it is correct to say 'do you read the paper every day?' I do not know why. 05002br
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00But it is only my opinion. Let us wait and see. 02br
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00Have a nice weekend, 02br
00Goldmund 010id
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0 It's completely correct to say "Do you buy the newspaper every day?" 02br
00The speaker has in mind a particular newspaper. 02br
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00In the small town where I grew up, there was only one newspaper available. It was therefore inevitably that particular paper that the townspeople had in mind when they asked "Do you buy the newspaper every day?" 02br
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0 Thanks a lot, CalifJim and goldmund! 02br
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00Bonne journée! 0-
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0 Dear Terrying, 02br
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00You're quite welcome. 02br
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00Have a nice day, 02br
00Golmund 0-
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