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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
A vs the business owner
Hi.
I am talking about the structure of a business.
Let's consider a typical business.
1. There is a business owner and then there are clients.
2. There is the business owner and then there are the clients.
What's the implication of a definite vs indefinite article?
1. "There's a business owner" - there happens to be a business owner.
2. "There's the business owner" - more emphatic. We know that the owner is there and it's that owner we're talking about.
I can use either correctly, right? (Same with clients).
I am talking about the structure of a business.
Let's consider a typical business.
1. There is a business owner and then there are clients.
2. There is the business owner and then there are the clients.
What's the implication of a definite vs indefinite article?
1. "There's a business owner" - there happens to be a business owner.
2. "There's the business owner" - more emphatic. We know that the owner is there and it's that owner we're talking about.
I can use either correctly, right? (Same with clients).
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Anonymous What's the implication of a definite vs indefinite article? There is no implication in the context you describe. They are merely alternative ways to approach the narrative.
- Anonymous What's the implication of a definite vs indefinite article?
- There is no implication in the context you describe.
- They are merely alternative ways to approach the narrative.
- Anonymous I can use either correctly, right?
- (Same with clients).
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AnonymousWhat's the implication of a definite vs indefinite article?There is no implication in the context you describe. They are merely alternative ways to approach the narrative.
AnonymousI can use either correctly, right? (Same with clients).Just be consistent within your text.
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