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Christanford Posted 17 years ago
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On (a) patrol
Hi,
The dark milestone was reached yesterday when a soldier from 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh died at Selly Oak military hospital in Birmingham. He was wounded while on vehicle patrol on Thursday near Musa Qal'eh, in Helmand province.
This morning, the Ministry of Defence said that the 201st casualty, from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, also died yesterday from his injuries after being caught in an explosion on a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand.
The first soldier mentioned was on vehicle patrol, and the second was on a foot patrol. Why is there an article in "on a foot patrol"?
Thanks so much in advance
The dark milestone was reached yesterday when a soldier from 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh died at Selly Oak military hospital in Birmingham. He was wounded while on vehicle patrol on Thursday near Musa Qal'eh, in Helmand province.
This morning, the Ministry of Defence said that the 201st casualty, from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, also died yesterday from his injuries after being caught in an explosion on a foot patrol near Sangin in Helmand.
The first soldier mentioned was on vehicle patrol, and the second was on a foot patrol. Why is there an article in "on a foot patrol"?
Thanks so much in advance
Top answer
it doesn't matter either way. the author thought "on a foot patrol" sounded better. also, because the author is British, they left out "a" in the first one.
- it doesn't matter either way.
- the author thought "on a foot patrol" sounded better.
- also, because the author is British, they left out "a" in the first one.
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it doesn't matter either way. the author thought "on a foot patrol" sounded better.
also, because the author is British, they left out "a" in the first one. If the author was American, it probably would have said, "on a vehicle patrol." For instance, Brits say, "on holiday," and Americans say, "on a holiday."
also, because the author is British, they left out "a" in the first one. If the author was American, it probably would have said, "on a vehicle patrol." For instance, Brits say, "on holiday," and Americans say, "on a holiday."
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