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Rommel Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
How about using “the” at the beginning of the names of publications?
Is it proper to use the article “the” with the names of publications as follows?
• He was featured in the Time magazine.
• He was featured in the Time. (Here, the word ‘magazine’ has been omitted because it is already understood that the ‘Time’ is indeed a magazine.)
Note: The Time I'm referring to is a US weekly magazine.
• He was featured in the Time magazine.
• He was featured in the Time. (Here, the word ‘magazine’ has been omitted because it is already understood that the ‘Time’ is indeed a magazine.)
Note: The Time I'm referring to is a US weekly magazine.
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No. You would say " He was featured in Time ". You could say " He was featured in the magazine Time ".
- No.
- You would say " He was featured in Time ".
- You could say " He was featured in the magazine Time ".
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No. You would say "He was featured in Time".
You could say "He was featured in the magazine Time".
You could say "He was featured in the magazine Time".
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The use of the article depends on the publication. Virtually all newspapers take the article:
He reads The Times.
He was featured in the Sunday Express.
The Washington Post is a reliable newspaper.
Virtually all magazines take no article:
I read it in Newsweek.
Time is a conservative magazine.
He reads The Times.
He was featured in the Sunday Express.
The Washington Post is a reliable newspaper.
Virtually all magazines take no article:
I read it in Newsweek.
Time is a conservative magazine.
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