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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Help on the use of English article
Hi. Please help me with these.
1. In the minibook written by Kenneth E. Hagin, How You Can Know The Will of God, from Faith Library Publications, page 50, it has this sentence at the top of the page:
If we were to wait until we saw a vision or heard the audible voice of the Lord, we would miss these other things that are not as distinct, but are just as real.
Q: What would be the difference if we had "heard an audible voice of the Lord" instead what is there, which is "heard the audible voice of the Lord"?
2. On the same page, page 50, in the following/next paragraph, a couple of sentences down, there is this sentence:
Primarily, it will be by the inward witness; then by the inward voice; and then by these other ways as He wills (not as you will).
Q: What would be the difference if the phrases "the inward witness" and "the inward voice" in the sentence above were instead these: "an inward witness" and "an inward voice"?
1. In the minibook written by Kenneth E. Hagin, How You Can Know The Will of God, from Faith Library Publications, page 50, it has this sentence at the top of the page:
If we were to wait until we saw a vision or heard the audible voice of the Lord, we would miss these other things that are not as distinct, but are just as real.
Q: What would be the difference if we had "heard an audible voice of the Lord" instead what is there, which is "heard the audible voice of the Lord"?
2. On the same page, page 50, in the following/next paragraph, a couple of sentences down, there is this sentence:
Primarily, it will be by the inward witness; then by the inward voice; and then by these other ways as He wills (not as you will).
Q: What would be the difference if the phrases "the inward witness" and "the inward voice" in the sentence above were instead these: "an inward witness" and "an inward voice"?
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Q1-- You cannot use 'an' because the Lord has only one voice. Q2-- Again, you cannot use 'an' because each of us has only one inward witness and inward voice.
- Q1-- You cannot use 'an' because the Lord has only one voice.
- Q2-- Again, you cannot use 'an' because each of us has only one inward witness and inward voice.
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Q1-- You cannot use 'an' because the Lord has only one voice.
Q2-- Again, you cannot use 'an' because each of us has only one inward witness and inward voice.
Q2-- Again, you cannot use 'an' because each of us has only one inward witness and inward voice.
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Thank you very much.
I googled the phrase "heard the voice of ***" on the Google Books and came up with approximately 15,500 hits and there was approximately 74 hits with the phrase "heard a voice of ***." Do you think the phrase "heard a voice of ***" is incorrect to use in any sentences?
Also, why do we have the sentence "He has a soft voice" when each of us (including ***) ha
I googled the phrase "heard the voice of ***" on the Google Books and came up with approximately 15,500 hits and there was approximately 74 hits with the phrase "heard a voice of ***." Do you think the phrase "heard a voice of ***" is incorrect to use in any sentences?
Also, why do we have the sentence "He has a soft voice" when each of us (including ***) ha
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I googled the phrase "heard the voice of ***" on the Google Books and came up with approximately 15,500 hits and there was approximately 74 hits with the phrase "heard a voice of ***." Do you think the phrase "heard a voice of ***" is incorrect to use in any sentences?- Yes.
Also, why do we have the sentence "He has a soft voice" when each of us (including ***) has only one voice
Also, why do we have the sentence "He has a soft voice" when each of us (including ***) has only one voice
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