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Sesquipedalian101 Posted 11 years ago
Legal Studies
The director Vs Director
In minutes of meetings, whenever there is a reference to the enchilada, who is, in fact, the director, I would write it as "the director said" or "the director commented". But the person who vetted the minutes, insisted that it should be just "director", i.e., without the article. Is this grammatically right?
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No, it requires the article. So, either The director threw up his hands. Or Director Jack threw up his hands.
- No, it requires the article.
- So, either The director threw up his hands.
- Or Director Jack threw up his hands.
- Never: Director threw up his hands.
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No, it requires the article.
So, either
The director threw up his hands.
Or
Director Jack threw up his hands.
Never: Director threw up his hands.
So, either
The director threw up his hands.
Or
Director Jack threw up his hands.
Never: Director threw up his hands.
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Doctor D, thank you very much, indeed. Appreciate your prompt response. That's very helpful.
On this score, can I also say that the same rule applies to the usage of common nouns like "complainant", "accused ", "suspect" and "informant"? For instance, it has been the practice in the organisation in which I am working to write the following types of sentences, where I think an article sho
On this score, can I also say that the same rule applies to the usage of common nouns like "complainant", "accused ", "suspect" and "informant"? For instance, it has been the practice in the organisation in which I am working to write the following types of sentences, where I think an article sho
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Yes, the rule applies. Some organizations do have their own informal expressions (for in-house writings). This sounds like police report language. But that does not make it grammatically correct.
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