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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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Headquarters
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The formal announcement of adding 32 years of Austrian coaching experience to the US men's team, and a slight realignment of the women's coaching ranks has been issued from headquarters at Park City.
Is headquarters correct? Isn't "the headquarters" correct?
The formal announcement of adding 32 years of Austrian coaching experience to the US men's team, and a slight realignment of the women's coaching ranks has been issued from headquarters at Park City.
Is headquarters correct? Isn't "the headquarters" correct?
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HUBLOT Isn't "the headquarters" correct? Yes, that's also correct, but not as idiomatic (to my ear, anyway). The writer is thinking of 'headquarters' almost like 'home'.
- HUBLOT Isn't "the headquarters" correct?
- Yes, that's also correct, but not as idiomatic (to my ear, anyway).
- The writer is thinking of 'headquarters' almost like 'home'.
- It's one of those words that doesn't need 'the'.
- It's more likely to take 'my' or 'our' or some other possessive, and often it doesn't take any kind of article.
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HUBLOT Isn't "the headquarters" correct?Yes, that's also correct, but not as idiomatic (to my ear, anyway).
The writer is thinking of 'headquarters' almost like 'home'. It's one of those words that doesn't need 'the'. It's more likely to take 'my' or 'our' or some other possessive, and often it doesn't take any kind of article.
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