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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
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"a" Continental army
Why is it "a" instead of "the"? Is it suggesting that there were other armies for the Continental 13 States during the War of American Independence?
The Continental Congress named George Washington as commander in chief of a Continental army and sent him to help Boston.
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No, it is just a new idea.
- No, it is just a new idea.
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Then let me apply the same logic, and suppose there had been no nation called Japan.
Then the nation called Japan was founded for the first time in history, and one man was appointed prime minister.
Was he appointed a first prime minister of Japan?
Then the nation called Japan was founded for the first time in history, and one man was appointed prime minister.
Was he appointed a first prime minister of Japan?
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Not the same logic, really, as we did not discuss the first Continental army. However, if there had never been any prime ministers in the world (irrespective of the new nation of Japan), then its new leader could be appointed a prime minister.
That's how I see it.
That's how I see it.
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I agree exactly.
... named George the leader of a continental army ...
... named George the leader of this new thing called a continental army ...
This gives the impression that a continental army was in itself a new invention. The decision about having such an army and the appointment of Washington probably occurred at approximately the same historical
... named George the leader of a continental army ...
... named George the leader of this new thing called a continental army ...
This gives the impression that a continental army was in itself a new invention. The decision about having such an army and the appointment of Washington probably occurred at approximately the same historical
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