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Vgv8 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Can't I pay a bill "at a bank" instead of "the bank"?
The correct insertion of article in
13 – You can pay that bill at ….. Bank
is "THE" (before BANK)
Why are "A" (as one of many possible banks) or zero article (for a bank as a financial system) incorrect?
Can I pay in the bank (instead of at the bank)?
13 – You can pay that bill at ….. Bank
is "THE" (before BANK)
Why are "A" (as one of many possible banks) or zero article (for a bank as a financial system) incorrect?
Can I pay in the bank (instead of at the bank)?
Top answer
Hi, The correct insertion of article in 13 – You can pay that bill at ….. Bank I wouldn't use a capital here is "THE" (before BANK) Why are "A" (as one of many possible banks) It's not wrong. But we often use the idiomatic expression 'the bank' when speaking in general .
- Hi, The correct insertion of article in 13 – You can pay that bill at …..
- Bank I wouldn't use a capital here is "THE" (before BANK) Why are "A" (as one of many possible banks) It's not wrong.
- But we often use the idiomatic expression 'the bank' when speaking in general .
- or zero article (for a bank as a financial system) incorrect?
- 'Bank'' is a countable noun, and reqiures an article or other determiner (eg a/the/some bank) Can I pay in the bank (instead of at the bank)?
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Hi,
The correct insertion of article in
13 – You can pay that bill at ….. Bank I wouldn't use a capital here
is "THE" (before BANK)
Why are "A" (as one of many possible banks)
The correct insertion of article in
13 – You can pay that bill at ….. Bank I wouldn't use a capital here
is "THE" (before BANK)
Why are "A" (as one of many possible banks)
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Clive, thanks!
I didn't believe I would understand it
(and will not need to memorize it instead)
before your explanation
Though, does "the bank" imply "all banks as a class" or some specific bank in the head of a person who said that phrase?
I didn't believe I would understand it
(and will not need to memorize it instead)
before your explanation
Though, does "the bank" imply "all banks as a class" or some specific bank in the head of a person who said that phrase?
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Hi,
I didn't believe I would understand it
(and will not need to memorize it instead)
before your explanation
Though, does "the bank" imply "all banks as a class" or some specific bank in the head of a person who said that phrase?
'All banks as a class' is the general idea. But if I use
I didn't believe I would understand it
(and will not need to memorize it instead)
before your explanation
Though, does "the bank" imply "all banks as a class" or some specific bank in the head of a person who said that phrase?
'All banks as a class' is the general idea. But if I use
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