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Sitifan Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Pier (the)
The Palace Pier requires "the" because Palace is a common noun, but Brighton Pier is not used with "the" because Brighton is a proper noun. Is my conjecture right?
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This is a rather idiosyncratic matter. People who name things sometimes include 'the' as part of the name, eg The Palace Pier. ( In this case, people may sometimes refer to it as 'the Palace Pier ' ie without the capital).
- This is a rather idiosyncratic matter.
- People who name things sometimes include 'the' as part of the name, eg The Palace Pier.
- ( In this case, people may sometimes refer to it as 'the Palace Pier ' ie without the capital).
- and sometimes omit it, eg Palace Pier.
- In this latter case, the place might be referred to as 'Palace Pier' or ' the Palace Pier'.
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This is a rather idiosyncratic matter.
People who name things sometimes include 'the' as part of the name, eg The Palace Pier. (In this case, people may sometimes refer to it as 'the Palace Pier' ie without the capital).
and sometimes omit it, eg Palace Pier
People who name things sometimes include 'the' as part of the name, eg The Palace Pier. (In this case, people may sometimes refer to it as 'the Palace Pier' ie without the capital).
and sometimes omit it, eg Palace Pier
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