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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The doctors

I went to the doctors( I do not know if possessive is required here?) or I am at the doctors.
Why do we use "the" and which rule or rules for the uses of "the" can be used to justify its meaning in the given context?
  

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Jigneshbharati I went to the doctor ' s. I am at the doctor ' s. As shown.

— CalifJim

  • Jigneshbharati I went to the doctor ' s.
  • I am at the doctor ' s.
  • As shown.
  • Jigneshbharati Why do we use "the" and which rule or rules for the uses of "the" can be used to justify its meaning in the given context?
  • We usually have one primary care physician, so he or she is "the doctor" — the only doctor we go to.
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JigneshbharatiI went to the doctor's. ... I am at the doctor's.
As shown.
JigneshbharatiWhy do we use "the" and which rule or rules for the uses of "the" can be used to justify its meaning in the given context?
We usually have one primary c
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thanks CJ. Could you tekl me a few websites where I can learn and practice this particular use of definite articl?
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Jigneshbharatia few websites where I can learn and practice this particular use of definite articl?
You will be lucky if you find even one website that mentions this usage in a very small part of the website. You will never find a few websites where you can practice this one very minor use of an article.
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I see the use of 'the' in the doctor('s) as the idea of the doctor as an institution. There are certain words which, if used with the definite article suggest an activity rather than a particular person or place. Examples include:

I usually go to the pub after work on Friday = I usually go for a drink.
We went to the theatre last night - We went out to see a play
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What do you mean by "as institution"?
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