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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

ARTICLE "THE"

Hello,

I was surfing on net for article and got that the racticle "the" is not used with name of indivisual montain like " Mount Everest". But somewhere I also read the Mount Everest.

What is the correct? Should we use "the" befor Mount Everest.

Thanks.
  

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On Google, the usage frequencies are as follows. "The Mount Everest is …" : 217 hits "Mount Everest is …" : 39,200 hits. I don’t think there is any logical reason that disapproves "The Mount Everest".

— Paco2004

  • On Google, the usage frequencies are as follows.
  • "The Mount Everest is …" : 217 hits "Mount Everest is …" : 39,200 hits.
  • I don’t think there is any logical reason that disapproves "The Mount Everest".
  • I think we should not say so just because English speaking people do not say so.
  • paco
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On Google, the usage frequencies are as follows.
"The Mount Everest is …" : 217 hits
"Mount Everest is …" : 39,200 hits.
I don’t think there is any logical reason that disapproves "The Mount Everest". I think we should not say so just because English speaking people do not say so.

paco
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Some proper nouns take the article 'the' and some don't. Mountains are often preceded by 'mount' or simply nothing, eg 'Ben Nevis'.
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