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Milky Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

in the blue

0Nothing wrong with this sentence, right?02br
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01b00"I bought the shirt in the blue."02b0-
  

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0 Hi,02br 00 it doesn't sound right to me, but maybe I just don't know what it means... You mean:02br 02br 00I bought the shirt in the blue... store, you know, the one who sells stuff for smurfs?

— Kooyeen

  • 0 Hi,02br 00 it doesn't sound right to me, but maybe I just don't know what it means...
  • You mean:02br 02br 00I bought the shirt in the blue...
  • store, you know, the one who sells stuff for smurfs?
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0 Hi,02br
00 it doesn't sound right to me, but maybe I just don't know what it means... You mean:02br
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00I bought the shirt in the blue... store, you know, the one who sells stuff for smurfs? 050010id4
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10it doesn't sound right to me, but maybe I just don't know what it means... You mean:12br
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10I bought the shirt in the blue... store, you know, the one who sells stuff for smurfs? 15012br
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10Blue refers to a specifi
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0Similar examples:02br
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00The Hippos Dressage is the economical saddle in this fine Italian Range.02br
00Made from the finest full grain Italian Leathers.02br
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00Available 01font00in the Black02font00 only02br
00Size: 16",17" & 18" 02br
00Price: $2795.00 02br

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0If you said that "out of the blue," I would object to the use of "the." 02br
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00However, in the contexts shown below, in which "the blue" (or whatever the color is) has already been discussed, it makes sense.0-
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0 Milky, I am not an expert but what I have learned from reading numerous grammarian authors, is never, ever, ever, accept anything you seen in an advertisement or factory label as even remotely correct.02br
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00That being said, I only use 'in the color' in one particular case. That is when monies are concerned.02br
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00"His accounting reccords are
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0 Hi again,02br
00interesting, I didn't think "in the blue" could be ok, not even in that context, since I would just have said "in blue". Good to know that, then. 050010id1
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi again,12br
10interesting, I didn't think "in the blue" could be ok, not even in that context, since I would just have said "in blue". Good to know that, then. 15012br
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10How about "00I bought the shirt 01font00i
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0 01i00I bought the shirt 01font00in 01b00the02b00 blue they are famous for02font00.02i00 [Tolerable, but I'd use:02br
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01i00I bought the 01font01b00blue02b02font00 shirt 01font00they ar
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1i00<I bought the 01font01b00blue02b02font00 shirt 01font00they are famous for02font00." 02i00[Feels more natural to me.01i00>02i02br
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00It's not the shirt they are famous for, it's a certain shade of blue.0-
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01cite10Milky12cite10How about "10I bought the shirt 11font10in 11b10the12b10 blue they are famous for12font10"?10 12blockquote
10Yeah. Strangely enough, this time I would use the article. 050010id1
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