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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Article a or the?

Sentence: Kindly give me a/the verified answer.

Question: There can only be one correct answer, right? Likewise there can only be one verified answer. So which article's use will be correct to use here: a or the?

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Well, 'verified' does not mean 'correct', but it is possible to have more than one of either, although it is not likely, I agree, I'd choose 'the'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Well, 'verified' does not mean 'correct', but it is possible to have more than one of either, although it is not likely, I agree, I'd choose 'the'.
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Well, 'verified' does not mean 'correct', but it is possible to have more than one of either, although it is not likely, I agree, I'd choose 'the'.
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Mister MicawberWell, 'verified' does not mean 'correct', but it is possible to have more than one of either, although it is not likely, I agree, I'd choose 'the'.
Thank *** I too have been using "the" in my email. In one email I had used "a" by mistake, but then I followed my intuition and started using "the", but I was not too sure about it. So I asked this q
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