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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Grammar
why do countries such as....
"People's Republic of China"
don't have the article "the" in it? while others have like
"The Republic of Korea"
"The Republic of the philippines"
"People's Republic of China"
don't have the article "the" in it? while others have like
"The Republic of Korea"
"The Republic of the philippines"
Top answer
People doesn't require a definite article would be my guess.
- People doesn't require a definite article would be my guess.
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People doesn't require a definite article would be my guess.
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Forget that, as People does require a definate article. I don't know!
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Mr Wordy
Who says so?
Just to clarify, my question was addressed to the original poster, not to Dave Phillips, whose reply I had not seen at the time.
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I think that most people would say, "I plan to visit the People's Republic of China" next year. It would sound strange to leave out "the."
There is no "rule." It all depends on what the majority decide. For example, when I was young, we referred to The Sudan, The Ukraine, and The Lebanon. Nowdays, most people do not use "the" with Sudan and Ukraine. And nobody ever says The Lebanon
There is no "rule." It all depends on what the majority decide. For example, when I was young, we referred to The Sudan, The Ukraine, and The Lebanon. Nowdays, most people do not use "the" with Sudan and Ukraine. And nobody ever says The Lebanon
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