Can prepositions define a special name?

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Hello everyone.We can say: " I want a car with blue doors."Here, "with blue doors" are identifying "a car" .Is this also true for a special name such as "Istanbul, London.."Example:There is someone who doesn't know anything about London.Can I say: "Let's talk about London with many different museums." ?"with many different museums" is defining "London" here. Is it correct?

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JawelCan I say: "Let's talk about London with many different museums." ?"with many different museums" is defining "London" here. Is it correct?

No, because 'London' refers to a unique place in the world. We modify the meaning only when we are working with nouns which have no unique reference. For example, 'car' can refer to millions of objects in the world, but 'London' only refers to one place.

However, if you want to draw attention to the fact that London has many museums, you can use a non-restrictive clause after a comma, like this:

Let's talk about London, which has many different museums.

Or if you want to focus mostly on the museums, say:

Let's talk about the many different museums of London.

CJ

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