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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Article before restaurant names
Hi,
1) Let us make a fictitious business name for the purpose of asking a question: XXX's Chinese Take-Out -- let us pretend that is what was on its sign but is not there anymore. Can I say this? I am going to attach what I think is the generic word "restaurant" at the end for the purpose of asking this question.
There used to be a XXX's Chinese Take-Out restaurant in this street in 1980s but it is not there anymore.
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2) Now, if there is one now, can I say this?
Where is the XXX's Chinese Take-Out restaurant?
Where is XXX's Chinese Take-Out?
I think this is not correct unless there happen to be two or more restaurant with the name "XXX's Chinese Take-Out. Do you agree?
Where is a XXX's Chinese Take-Out restaurant?
1) Let us make a fictitious business name for the purpose of asking a question: XXX's Chinese Take-Out -- let us pretend that is what was on its sign but is not there anymore. Can I say this? I am going to attach what I think is the generic word "restaurant" at the end for the purpose of asking this question.
There used to be a XXX's Chinese Take-Out restaurant in this street in 1980s but it is not there anymore.
Or
2) Now, if there is one now, can I say this?
Where is the XXX's Chinese Take-Out restaurant?
Where is XXX's Chinese Take-Out?
I think this is not correct unless there happen to be two or more restaurant with the name "XXX's Chinese Take-Out. Do you agree?
Where is a XXX's Chinese Take-Out restaurant?
Top answer
If there is a chain of restaurants with the same name, you are looking for a Lee's Chinese Take-Out restaurant. If there is only one, you are looking for Lee's Chinese Take-Out restaurant. ___ That in mind, let's consider your questions.
- If there is a chain of restaurants with the same name, you are looking for a Lee's Chinese Take-Out restaurant.
- If there is only one, you are looking for Lee's Chinese Take-Out restaurant.
- ___ That in mind, let's consider your questions.
- There used to be a ***'s Chinese Take-Out restaurant in this street in 1980s but it is not there anymore.
- Correct if it is one of a chain of restaurants.
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If there is a chain of restaurants with the same name, you are looking for a Lee's Chinese Take-Out restaurant.
If there is only one, you are looking for Lee's Chinese Take-Out restaurant.
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That in mind, let's consider your questions.
There used to be a ***'s Chinese Take-Out restaurant in this street in 1980s but it is not there anymore. C
If there is only one, you are looking for Lee's Chinese Take-Out restaurant.
___
That in mind, let's consider your questions.
There used to be a ***'s Chinese Take-Out restaurant in this street in 1980s but it is not there anymore. C
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Thank you. If I take out the possessive part of the name "***'s" and have the generic word/noun "restaurant" in small letter intact, then should I put the definite article "the" or indefinite article "a" in front of it?
Where is the/a?? Chinese Take-Out restaurant?
Can I say this?
Where is Chinese Take-Out? -- I think you would say 'yes' since the name here is co
Where is the/a?? Chinese Take-Out restaurant?
Can I say this?
Where is Chinese Take-Out? -- I think you would say 'yes' since the name here is co
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AnonymousIf I take out the possessive part of the name "***'s" and have the generic word/noun "restaurant" in small letter intactThe problem with doing that in this specific example is that the remaining "Chinese Take-Out restaurant" sounds completely generic to a native speaker. Let's name the restaurant with a more interesting name that can more easily b
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