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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Diffrence between "take a bus" and "take the bus"

What is the Diffrence between "take a bus" and "take the bus"?
  

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Take a bus - take any bus. Take the bus - the listener knows which bus.

  • Take a bus - take any bus.
  • Take the bus - the listener knows which bus.
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Take a bus - take any bus.

Take the bus - the listener knows which bus.
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Hi,

True.

But in many contexts, 'the bus' is used in a general way to refer to it as a means of transportation.

eg In big cities, many people take the bus to work Others drive.


Clive

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