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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Proper Noun

Is either Group of Eight or G-8 is a proper noun?
  

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Yes, they are both proper nouns. However, I believe that the usual spelling is "G8" (no hyphen).

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  • Yes, they are both proper nouns.
  • However, I believe that the usual spelling is "G8" (no hyphen).
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Yes, they are both proper nouns. However, I believe that the usual spelling is "G8" (no hyphen).
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Thanks a lot.
If so, Is that a definite article is used because 'the G8' is a group as in The United Kingdom?
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As an ordinary descriptive phrase, "group of eight" needs an article, and this requirement is carried forward to the proper noun "Group of Eight" and its abbreviated form "G8". The same is true of "united kingdom" / "United Kingdom". However, the use of articles with proper names is not always predictable. For example, as a descriptive phrase, "national aeronautics and space administration" would
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Thanks a lot, your account is very helpful for me.
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