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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Instructions - a/the river
Hi. I am giving instructions to someone who is lost.
"Walk 2 miles north through the woods, cross a/the river, walk another mile north until you see the town."
A river or the river? Or both?
I think, I say, "a river" is if I don't think the person knows there is a river.
"The river" I use if I think the person knows there is a river or if I want to emphasize that's there's really only river 2 miles north. It's the river that's there.
Right?
"Walk 2 miles north through the woods, cross a/the river, walk another mile north until you see the town."
A river or the river? Or both?
I think, I say, "a river" is if I don't think the person knows there is a river.
"The river" I use if I think the person knows there is a river or if I want to emphasize that's there's really only river 2 miles north. It's the river that's there.
Right?
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Anonymous A river or the river? Or both? Not both.
- Anonymous A river or the river?
- Or both?
- Not both.
- Either a or the would work.
- "The river" I use if I think the person knows there is a river or if I want to emphasize that's there's really only one river 2 miles north.
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AnonymousA river or the river? Or both?Not both. Either a or the would work.
AnonymousI think, I say, "a river" is if I don't think the person knows there is a river."The river" I use if I think the person knows there is a river or if I want to emphasize that's there's really only one r
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Thanks a lot, Blue Jay, and thanks for correcting my stupid mistakes! Have a nice day/night.
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