Is the need for the article "the" dropped when using "that" in sentences like these

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the following sentences:Why should it matter if that poster is Korean or not?vsWhy should it matter if that poster is a Korean or not?poster here means an on-line forum poster1. Are both of these statements correct?2.  Is using the article "A"  before a nationality a grammatical  must?3. In case both the statements are correct , is there any difference between the two?A side question/request: While reading this question, did you notice any grammatical error by me, If yes please let me know.Thanks.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

1. Are both of these statements correct? Yes.
2. Is using the article "A" before a nationality a grammatical must? No.
3. In case both the statements are correct , is there any difference between the two? No, none,

This is true only where the noun meaning a person of that nationality and the adjective are the same. It is not true for all countries.

eg:

He is English.
He is an Englishman.

CalifJim · Answer

Dibnationality

When speaking of an individual of a certain nationality, you have two ways to do it. You can use a noun or an adjective.

That is, He is a Korean or He is Korean. Or, to give you another example, He is a Spaniard or He is Spanish.

In the first example, the noun form and the adjective form are the same. Korean, Korean.
In the second example, the noun form differs from the adjective form. Spaniard, Spanish.

In general, nationality words that end in -an or -ian have the same form for both the noun and the adjective forms. That is not true in most other cases, and in those cases you may very well need to learn two words.

She is an American. She is American.
He is a Finn. He is Finnish.
He is a Welshman. He is Welsh.
He is a Jamaican. He is Jamaican.

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