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1b00Generally02b00, we would say he made 01b00a02b00 wrong choice, because there are perhaps many wrong choices he could make; we would say 01b00the02b00 correct choice, even though there could be more than one correct choice.0-

0I think it's excellent. Thanks, Philip.02br
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00Got it!0-

0 Hi LiJ02br
00There isn't always any logic to English, which makes it fascinating, and you will 01b00very often02b00 hear people say: "You've got 01b00the02b00 wrong number" even though there are millions of wrong phone numbers. In fact, it says in quite a few grammar books that 01i00right, 01b00wrong02b00

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01cite10Cool Breeze12cite10 "You've got 11b10the12b10 wrong number"12blockquote

10Yeah, I often hear this.02br
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00Thanks, CB.0-

0There is a rule in English saying that you should use the definite article with countable nouns whenever you refer not to particular objects but rather to the whole class or type. Does it really apply here with right/wrong answers or numbers?02br
00 By saying "You've got 01b00the02b00 wrong number" one mean "You've got 01b00the02b00 wro

1i00He made a wrong choice.02i02br
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01i00He made a right choice.02i02br
00Someone asked for a native speaker to comment, just remember you asked for it. 05002br
00There are times when you might hear someone say "He made a wrong choice." Probably in a deliberate attempt to call attention to the statement or to call a

0 By saying "You've got 01b00the02b00 wrong number" one mean "You've got 01b00the02b00 wrong number 01b00type02b00".02br
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00No, I don't think this is the case. It seems far more likely to me that "you've got the wrong number" is akin to an idiomatic expression. It's just the way it's said. No logic inv

0 Thanks for the comment! Actually, I had doubts myself about the wrong number issue. 02br
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00But what about "wrong/right choice" ? Does my reasoning about types/classes make any sense? 0-

0 Wrong or right answers form two different answer 01b00types/classes.02b00 Clearly, we should use the definite article whenever we bear one of those classes in mind in contrast to a particular answer.02br
00But what about "wrong/right choice" ? Does my reasoning about types/classes make any sense?02br
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00I'm not so sure. I think you wil