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BulbulTada Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

An/the editor in a newspaper office is the one

An/the editor in a newspaper office is the one who decides what to include in the paper.

At the start of the above sentence, what difference does it make to use either definite or indefinite article?

  

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"an" would go with a "cold open". In other words, you use "an" when you haven't said anything about a newspaper editor yet at all, or about anything related to newspapers. " If you use "an", it's like giving a dictionary definition.

  • "an" would go with a "cold open".
  • In other words, you use "an" when you haven't said anything about a newspaper editor yet at all, or about anything related to newspapers.
  • " If you use "an", it's like giving a dictionary definition.
  • "the" would be used after it's clear that you're talking about people who work at a newspaper office.
  • It would go like this: The graphics designer is the one who ...
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"an" would go with a "cold open". In other words, you use "an" when you haven't said anything about a newspaper editor yet at all, or about anything related to newspapers. It's the answer to the question "What's an editor?" If you use "an", it's like giving a dictionary definition.

"the" would be used after it's clear that you're talking about people who work at a newspaper office. I

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