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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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article or no article and why
Hi,
Please tell me if the article is needed. Please tell me the reason for your decision if possible. I think you can look this in two ways: one is, a quoted content, ie, one in quotation marks, sort of an countable noun and treat as such and the other is a word in quotes to denote an unusal use of the phrase "Big-button Phone." -- but then, capital letters seem to make it a proper noun.
Is looking this in two ways as shown above a wrong way to approach this? What went wrong if it is wrong? Confused.
To help those who can't see well, we have designed a "Big-button Phone."
Please tell me if the article is needed. Please tell me the reason for your decision if possible. I think you can look this in two ways: one is, a quoted content, ie, one in quotation marks, sort of an countable noun and treat as such and the other is a word in quotes to denote an unusal use of the phrase "Big-button Phone." -- but then, capital letters seem to make it a proper noun.
Is looking this in two ways as shown above a wrong way to approach this? What went wrong if it is wrong? Confused.
To help those who can't see well, we have designed a "Big-button Phone."
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Hi, Please tell me if the article is needed. Please tell me the reason for your decision if possible. " -- but then, capital letters seem to make it a proper noun.
- Hi, Please tell me if the article is needed.
- Please tell me the reason for your decision if possible.
- " -- but then, capital letters seem to make it a proper noun.
- Is looking this in two ways as shown above a wrong way to approach this?
- What went wrong if it is wrong?
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Hi,
Please tell me if the article is needed. Please tell me the reason for your decision if possible. I think you can look this in two ways: one is, a quoted content, ie, one in quotation marks, sort of an countable noun and treat as such and the other is a word in quotes to denote an unusal use of the phrase "Big-button Phone." -- but then, capital letters seem to make it a proper noun.
Please tell me if the article is needed. Please tell me the reason for your decision if possible. I think you can look this in two ways: one is, a quoted content, ie, one in quotation marks, sort of an countable noun and treat as such and the other is a word in quotes to denote an unusal use of the phrase "Big-button Phone." -- but then, capital letters seem to make it a proper noun.
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Thank you. Would you raise your eybrow if I had written like this without the definite article, if I had wanted to make it a proper name? -- I hope I have written this question correctly.
To help those who can't see well, we have designed "Big-button Phone."
You said:
If it's a proper name, eg of a product, say
To help those who can't see well, we have designed "Big-button Phone."
You said:
If it's a proper name, eg of a product, say
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Hi,
I have one more question. Would you place any article here for the content in quotes?
'Cow Power Program' was started in Vermont.
As to the 'Big-button Phone', I think you can post-reference the version without the article like a product name. Right? like 'a 4Runner'? But I wouldn't use the version without the article if I was mentioning it for the first time
I have one more question. Would you place any article here for the content in quotes?
'Cow Power Program' was started in Vermont.
As to the 'Big-button Phone', I think you can post-reference the version without the article like a product name. Right? like 'a 4Runner'? But I wouldn't use the version without the article if I was mentioning it for the first time
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These are correct:
The 'Cow Power Program' was started in Vermont.
This used-car shop has a lot of 4Runners and he purchased a 4Runner there.
These are correct:
The 'Cow Power Program' was started in Vermont.
This used-car shop has a lot of 4Runners and he purchased a 4Runner there.
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