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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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The Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs

'If every actor does commercial films, where is the space for the Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs of today?'

http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/i-feel-like-a-superman-but-i-am-not/20170519.htm

please explain to me the special use of definite article "the" before "Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs"?

why the proper names used are in plural?

  

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Jigneshbharati please explain to me the special use of definite article "the" before "Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs"? Because the names are used as generics. Jigneshbharati why the proper names used are in plural?

  • Jigneshbharati please explain to me the special use of definite article "the" before "Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs"?
  • Because the names are used as generics.
  • Jigneshbharati why the proper names used are in plural?
  • They are generic names; they are symbolic of those people who are similar to Amol Palekar and Farooq Sheik in whatever way is being discussed in the context.
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Jigneshbharatiplease explain to me the special use of definite article "the" before "Amol Palekars and Farooq Sheikhs"?

Because the names are used as generics.

Jigneshbharatiwhy the proper names used are in plural?

They are generic names; they are symbolic of those people who are similar to Amol Palekar and Farooq

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