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Mr. Tom Posted 4 years ago
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My mother kicked up a stink ...

Hi

I read this sentence in an Oxford Dictionary. Shouldn't it be the receipt instead of a receipt?

My mom kicked up a stink when the store refused to accept her return without a receipt.

Surely the speaker is talking about some particular receipt, isn't he?

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom I read this sentence in an Oxford Dictionary. Are you sure?

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  • Tom I read this sentence in an Oxford Dictionary.
  • Are you sure?
  • Which "Oxford" dictionary?
  • I could only find it in Farlex.
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Mr. TomI read this sentence in an Oxford Dictionary.

Are you sure? Which "Oxford" dictionary? I could only find it in Farlex. "Kick up a stink" is not in my dialect, and in any event it is not a fixed expression.

Mr. TomShouldn't it be the receipt instead of a receipt?

They both work fine, but "a" is usual because

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