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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Articles dropped in the titles of books, movies, etc.

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I read an article about articles. At the bottom of the article I didn't completely understand the following.

To give added punch, articles are often dropped in the titles of books, movies, music and other works of art.

Even if an article exists in the original title, as in
J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', people tend to omit this when making reference to it in everyday speech or writing.

  • "Journey into Hell" sounds even more exciting than "The Journey into Hell".
  • "Have you read 'Lord of the Rings'?"
Could anyone help me giving detailed information. and what does "added punch" exactly mean?
  

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The article is the word "the", "a" or "an" is an article also. To give more punch I believe means to sound stronger.

  • The article is the word "the", "a" or "an" is an article also.
  • To give more punch I believe means to sound stronger.
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The article is the word "the", "a" or "an" is an article also.

To give more punch I believe means to sound stronger.

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