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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

McDonald's

A: Are you hungry?

B: I'm ravenous. I'm so hungry that I can eat a horse.

A: That hungry?

B: Yeah. I think I'll go to a McDonald's.

Why use an indefinite article before McDonald's?
  

Top answer

Bcoz there are many McDonald's and so it takes an indefinite article.

  • Bcoz there are many McDonald's and so it takes an indefinite article.
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Bcoz there are many McDonald's and so it takes an indefinite article.
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The meaning is:

I think I'll go to one of the McDonald's.
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Teo
A: Are you hungry?

B: I'm ravenous. I'm so hungry that I can eat a horse.

A: That hungry?

B: Yeah. I think I'll go to a McDonald's.

Why use an indefinite article before McDonald's?
They are almost as numerous as Starbucks, so one has a choice as to which to
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Marius HancuThe meaning is:

I think I'll go to one of the McDonald's.

Hi Marius

This is an interesting point of grammar. The s in McDonald's is a genitive s, not a plural s. I'm not a native speaker and I would like to know if Canadians/Americans really s

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