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Makiasan Posted 14 years ago
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(a/ the) former Prime Minister of Japan

Which is correct, a or the?
Morihiro Hosokawa, (a/ the) former Prime Minister of Japan, is a descendant of the Hosokawa of Kumamoto.
  

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You may use either. Use 'a' if the name might not be so familiar to the reader and 'the' if it may more likely be familiar, but the difference is minor. In English we would use 'the Hosokawas of Kumamoto'.

— Mister Micawber

  • You may use either.
  • Use 'a' if the name might not be so familiar to the reader and 'the' if it may more likely be familiar, but the difference is minor.
  • In English we would use 'the Hosokawas of Kumamoto'.
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You may use either. Use 'a' if the name might not be so familiar to the reader and 'the' if it may more likely be familiar, but the difference is minor. In English we would use 'the Hosokawas of Kumamoto'.
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Mister Micawber,
Thank yo uso much!!
Maki
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