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Reegis Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Don't forget a/your scarf! It is cold outside.
Good morning.
Please have a look at the sentences below:
1) Don't forget a scarf! It is cold outside.
2) Don't forget your scarf! It is cold outside.
Is there any difference between them?
I would hazard a guess that not so much. Admittedly, an indefinite article is very different than a pronoun, but I think that in this case 'a scarf' means 'one of your scarves' or 'a scarf within reach', so it is very similar to 'your scarf'.
Please have a look at the sentences below:
1) Don't forget a scarf! It is cold outside.
2) Don't forget your scarf! It is cold outside.
Is there any difference between them?
I would hazard a guess that not so much. Admittedly, an indefinite article is very different than a pronoun, but I think that in this case 'a scarf' means 'one of your scarves' or 'a scarf within reach', so it is very similar to 'your scarf'.
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Reegis Is there any difference between them? Not in intent. Reegis but I think that in this case 'a scarf' means 'one of your scarves' or 'a scarf within reach', so it is very similar to 'your scarf'.
- Reegis Is there any difference between them?
- Not in intent.
- Reegis but I think that in this case 'a scarf' means 'one of your scarves' or 'a scarf within reach', so it is very similar to 'your scarf'.
- I admire your perspicacity.
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ReegisIs there any difference between them?Not in intent.
Reegisbut I think that in this case 'a scarf' means 'one of your scarves' or 'a scarf within reach', so it is very similar to 'your scarf'.I admire your perspicacity.
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Mister MicawberI admire your perspicacity.I am a mathematician by profession, so perhaps it it just a professional bias
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