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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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May I know why "the" is used in The Empire State Building, The British Museum but not in Buckingham Palace, Cambridge University, Kennedy Airport, etc. Thank you.
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It's really just idiomatic.
- It's really just idiomatic.
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This is a possible explanation, though there may be others.
Sometimes the modifying word (or words) is (or is regarded as) a description (i.e., British); sometimes the modifying word (or words) is (or is regarded as) a proper name in itself (Kennedy). How such determinations are made can seem very arbitrary, and we just have to memorize them.
CJ
Sometimes the modifying word (or words) is (or is regarded as) a description (i.e., British); sometimes the modifying word (or words) is (or is regarded as) a proper name in itself (Kennedy). How such determinations are made can seem very arbitrary, and we just have to memorize them.
CJ
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