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What would be different if we said " the son of Ivan.../ son of Ivan ( wuthout an article) Thanls
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/ son of Ivan ( wuthout an article) There would not be an important difference, except that we are supposed to trust the translator to have captured the spirit of Witte's malediction. In English, you can be a son of a *****, never the son of one or son of one.
- / son of Ivan ( wuthout an article) There would not be an important difference, except that we are supposed to trust the translator to have captured the spirit of Witte's malediction.
- In English, you can be a son of a *****, never the son of one or son of one.
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VladvWhat would be different if we said " the son of Ivan.../ son of Ivan ( wuthout an article)
There would not be an important difference, except that we are supposed to trust the translator to have captured the spirit of Witte's malediction. In English, you can be a son of a *****, never the son of one or son of one.
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