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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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(The) Pandora's Box?
Should I use the definite article or no article at all when I talk about Pandora's Box? Does it make a difference whether I'm talking about the "actual" box that belonged to Pandora in Greek mythology, or if I'm talking about the box figuratively in another context?
For example:
1) Hope was the only thing that remained in (the?) Pandora's Box. (talking about Greek mythology)
2) It seems that I have opened (the?) Pandora's Box. (figuraratively speaking)
For example:
1) Hope was the only thing that remained in (the?) Pandora's Box. (talking about Greek mythology)
2) It seems that I have opened (the?) Pandora's Box. (figuraratively speaking)
Top answer
No article regardless of the context. Also, you shouldn't capitalize box.
- No article regardless of the context.
- Also, you shouldn't capitalize box.
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No article regardless of the context. Also, you shouldn't capitalize box.
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There are situations where you use no article at all, the indefinite article, or the definite article. For example:
Digging into the past opened up a Pandora's Box for him. (This is in the figurative sense.)
This is the Pandora's Box that everyone is tempted to open at some point in life. (Figurative.)
Pandora's Box was nothing compared to the problems the letter caus
Digging into the past opened up a Pandora's Box for him. (This is in the figurative sense.)
This is the Pandora's Box that everyone is tempted to open at some point in life. (Figurative.)
Pandora's Box was nothing compared to the problems the letter caus
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