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Silak12 Posted 8 years ago
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The great leader vs a great leader?

Hi, everyone.

Could you tell me which one of the following is correct and why?

He is a great leader.

He is the great leader.

Thanks!

  

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silak12 He is a great leader. Yes, normally correct. silak12 He is the great leader.

— David Hatton

  • silak12 He is a great leader.
  • Yes, normally correct.
  • silak12 He is the great leader.
  • Unusual; you'd have to be using it about a very specific leader who was considered above all others, for example in a dictatorship where the leader demands his countrymen worship him.
  • Often this would require capital letters as he would be known as The Great Leader.
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silak12He is a great leader.

Yes, normally correct.

silak12He is the great leader.

Unusual; you'd have to be using it about a very specific leader who was considered above all others, for example in a dictatorship where the leader demands his countrymen worship him. Often this would require capital letters as he w

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