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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
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In England the well-dressed gentleman of the eighteenth century protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking their head through a device that resembled the stocks.
Guys,
Is there any significance of having THE before stocks? A device is indefinite whereas stocks are definite? Any reason for doing so?
Thank you
Guys,
Is there any significance of having THE before stocks? A device is indefinite whereas stocks are definite? Any reason for doing so?
Thank you
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'The stocks' is the name of a specific device. protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking their head'...
- 'The stocks' is the name of a specific device.
- protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking their head'...
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'The stocks' is the name of a specific device.
The sentence has a worse problem: '...protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking their head'....
The sentence has a worse problem: '...protected his clothing while having his wig powdered by poking their head'....
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