Crimea or THE Crimea
Hello!
Could you help me, please?
The rule says that we should use the definite article in front of peninsula names. Crimea is a peninsula but in the texts I meet both variants: rarely with "the" and mostly without "the". So which is right, and if whithout "the" - why?
I went to Crimea on holiday.
or
I went to the Crimea on holiday.
Thank you!
Top answer
Maria D I meet both variants: Find would be a simpler word here. Maria D rarely with "the" That's because it's not needed. The same is true of the countries Ukraine, Lebanon and Gambia.
- Maria D I meet both variants: Find would be a simpler word here.
- Maria D rarely with "the" That's because it's not needed.
- The same is true of the countries Ukraine, Lebanon and Gambia.
- It was more common to include the before those names in the past but, it's rare now because it's not needed.
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Maria DI meet both variants:
Find would be a simpler word here.
Maria Drarely with "the"
That's because it's not needed. The same is true of the countries Ukraine, Lebanon and Gambia. It was more common to include the before those names in the past but,
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