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headscarf?
"Bans on the headscarf are lifted."
Why is it "the headscarf" and not "headscarves"? Does it refer to a whole category of headscarves?
Why is it "the headscarf" and not "headscarves"? Does it refer to a whole category of headscarves?
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Yes, it refers to the concept, or class, of all (relevant) headscarves, in this case probably those headscarves the wearing of which has some kind of religious connotation.
- Yes, it refers to the concept, or class, of all (relevant) headscarves, in this case probably those headscarves the wearing of which has some kind of religious connotation.
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Yes, it refers to the concept, or class, of all (relevant) headscarves, in this case probably those headscarves the wearing of which has some kind of religious connotation.
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