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Believer Posted 19 years ago
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"a first" or always "the first"

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00I think I saw many sentences with 'a' in front of the adjective 'first' and I think not all situations where the adjective is present warrant the placement of 'the'. Do I always have to place 'the' when I want to use the adjective 'first'? 02br
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00A first one is a general guide, a second one is ... 0-
  

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0Usually, 01i 00the02i 00 is required. 002i 00 (this reviewer's first look)02br 01i 01b 00A First Response 02b 00to "Gedo Senki," the Earthsea film made by Goro Miyazaki02i 00 (this reviewer's first response)0-

  • 0Usually, 01i 00the02i 00 is required.
  • 002i 00 (this reviewer's first look)02br 01i 01b 00A First Response 02b 00to "Gedo Senki," the Earthsea film made by Goro Miyazaki02i 00 (this reviewer's first response)0-
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0Usually, 01i00the02i00 is required. 01i00A first02i00 is somewhat idiomatic-- it means one of a number of firsts (first places, first times, etc): 02br
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0There's also "That's a first." or "It's a first in the field of communication." 00 00 0-

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