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Hi! Can anyone explain the usage of the articles in the following phrases: the handsome Mr. Mckenzie, a smiling Jim? Thank you in advance.
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Hi, Can anyone explain the usage of the articles in the following phrases: the handsome Mr. Mckenzie, a smiling Jim? I would really just say that this is a matter of idiom and literary style.
- Hi, Can anyone explain the usage of the articles in the following phrases: the handsome Mr.
- Mckenzie, a smiling Jim?
- I would really just say that this is a matter of idiom and literary style.
- However, here are a couple of comments about subtleties..
- the handsome Mr.
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Hi,
Can anyone explain the usage of the articles in the following phrases: the handsome Mr. Mckenzie, a smiling Jim?
I would really just say that this is a matter of idiom and literary style.
However, here are a couple of comments about subtleties..
the handsome Mr. Mckenzie tends to suggest that the reader/listener already knows or is aware of Mr. Mckenzie.
Can anyone explain the usage of the articles in the following phrases: the handsome Mr. Mckenzie, a smiling Jim?
I would really just say that this is a matter of idiom and literary style.
However, here are a couple of comments about subtleties..
the handsome Mr. Mckenzie tends to suggest that the reader/listener already knows or is aware of Mr. Mckenzie.
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AnonymousCan anyone explain the usage of the articles in the following phrases: the handsome Mr. Mckenzie, a smiling Jim?the is used when a fairly permanent characteristic trait of a person is mentioned as an adjective before his or her name.
the talented Miss Lavinia Bucksome; the incomparable Doctor Kwackly; the morose Mrs. Joiliss.
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