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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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a starring/leading role

0At age 10, Shia got a job as a comedian, and, at 13, he won a starring role in a Disney television.02br
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00Does a starring role in the above equate a leading role? Thanks.0-
  

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0Not just 01u00a02u00 leading role, but 01u00the02u00 leading role.0-
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10Not just 11u10a12u10 leading role, but 11u10the12u10 leading role.12br
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10Thanks, Nona.02br
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00But I don't understand why you said "the leading role." Is it different from a leading
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0There may be several starring roles, one of which this child has [a starring role].02br
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00Nona's use of "the" here indicates that it was not just 'a' leading role, but 'the top one'.0-
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0Thanks, Philip.02br
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00Got it.0-

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