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Newguest Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

martial artist

Hi

"(name of the art)...was created by world-class martial artist X(it stands for his name)"

Should we put "the" before "martial artist?" In my opinion we should. First, there is the name of the art he founded at the beginning of the sentence, and second, there is his name at the end of the same sentence.
  

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You can have a "the" before "world-class martial artist" (but not before "martial artist"). If you leave it out, you're using it like a title.

— BarbaraPA

  • You can have a "the" before "world-class martial artist" (but not before "martial artist").
  • If you leave it out, you're using it like a title.
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You can have a "the" before "world-class martial artist" (but not before "martial artist"). If you leave it out, you're using it like a title.
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As GG says, either by the world-class martial artist X or by world-class martial artist X.
I'm inclined to think of the second version as somewhat journalistic.

The topic for the convention was officially announced yesterday by committee chairman Baines.
(In a news article it would probably not be by the committee chairman Baines. And, ag
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An example I got from Google:

Jeet Kun Do or JKD is a martial arts system developed by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_artist and actor
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So I conclude that both forms are OK.

thank you for the answers
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