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Velvetcrush Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Adding "the" to a newspaper title
Is this done? Or is the title of the newspaper always used as it is on its masthead?
For instance, "John Smith was appointed editor of the Los Angeles Times" sounds correct-er than "John Smith was appointed editor of Los Angeles Times." The latter sentence goes strictly by the newspaper's proper name - Los Angeles Times.
Thanks in advance.
For instance, "John Smith was appointed editor of the Los Angeles Times" sounds correct-er than "John Smith was appointed editor of Los Angeles Times." The latter sentence goes strictly by the newspaper's proper name - Los Angeles Times.
Thanks in advance.
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As far as I know the article is always used. Examples (the article is used even if the city is omitted): An article in the (New York) Times A reporter for the (Chicago) Sun-Times etc. Note that magazines typically don't take the article.
- As far as I know the article is always used.
- Examples (the article is used even if the city is omitted): An article in the (New York) Times A reporter for the (Chicago) Sun-Times etc.
- Note that magazines typically don't take the article.
- An article in last week's issue of Newsweek.
- An advertisement in Time.
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As far as I know the article is always used.
Examples (the article is used even if the city is omitted):
An article in the (New York) Times
A reporter for the (Chicago) Sun-Times
etc.
Note that magazines typically don't take the article.
An article in last week's issue of Newsweek.
An advertisement in Time.
A writer for
Examples (the article is used even if the city is omitted):
An article in the (New York) Times
A reporter for the (Chicago) Sun-Times
etc.
Note that magazines typically don't take the article.
An article in last week's issue of Newsweek.
An advertisement in Time.
A writer for
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Right. Is there a rule about this (and exceptions), though?
And I'm not sure about magazines not taking the article. London Review of Books and New Statesman are examples that come to mind, where you'd need the article though the names on the masthead don't have it.
And I'm not sure about magazines not taking the article. London Review of Books and New Statesman are examples that come to mind, where you'd need the article though the names on the masthead don't have it.
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velvetcrushRight. Is there a rule about this (and exceptions), though?There are no rules that I konw of.
velvetcrush And I'm not sure about magazines not taking the article. London Review of Books and New Statesman are examples that come to mind, where you'd need the article though the names on the masthead don't have it.
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