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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Subway train - a or the?
Hi,
I take the subway to work. My coworkers know that. I show up at work and say, "Hey, guess who I spotted on a/the subway train?"
Either article is plausible, is it not? I could use "a" because one subway train is not distinguishable from another, but I could also use "the" because my coworkers will then know that it's the subway train I took to work. Right?
I take the subway to work. My coworkers know that. I show up at work and say, "Hey, guess who I spotted on a/the subway train?"
Either article is plausible, is it not? I could use "a" because one subway train is not distinguishable from another, but I could also use "the" because my coworkers will then know that it's the subway train I took to work. Right?
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Anonymous Either article is plausible, is it not? Not with the background you gave. Use 'the'.
- Anonymous Either article is plausible, is it not?
- Not with the background you gave.
- Use 'the'.
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AnonymousEither article is plausible, is it not?Not with the background you gave. Use 'the'.
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