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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

the or no the

Hi
I'm not sure about the following sentences.Can somebody tell me which is grammatically correct as they both seem OK to
I'm going to play golf at London Golf Club
I'm going to play golf at the London Golf Club
and would it make a difference if it was called South London Golf Club
Thanks
Steve
  

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Hello, Steve. Since the noun 'club' is in the name, I find 'the' more natural, but I suppose that some speakers would omit it.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, Steve.
  • Since the noun 'club' is in the name, I find 'the' more natural, but I suppose that some speakers would omit it.
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Hello, Steve.

Since the noun 'club' is in the name, I find 'the' more natural, but I suppose that some speakers would omit it.
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Mr Micawber
Thanks a lot for your answer
I've seem them written both ways so I was wondering about them. So both are grammatically OK?
I know we say I'm going to Walmart tomorrow, but it's wrong to say, I'm going to the Walmart tomorrow. Is there some kind of rule I can use in situations where we use a name and the or no the.?
Thanks
Steve
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I think the observation I made above should work: if part of the proper name is a common noun, 'the' should usually be possible. Mine is an offhand guess, however; there are whole books written on the articles and there are many exceptional cases.
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Hi Mr Micawber
Thanks very much for your answer and time
Your answer was very helpful
Steve
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