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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

the Prince Bakery

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00What justiifcation would you give for the placement of "the" here when the proper name of this bakery is capitalized like this, 00"Prince Bakery."02br
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00Sir, please tell me the directions to 01u00the Prince Bakery02u00.02br
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00Why this can't be like this?02br
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00Sir, please tell me the directions to 01u00Prince Bakery02u00.02br
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00Thank you.0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00If Mr. 02i 00 02font 01font 00Perhaps I might even say01i 00 I went to the Prince Bakery bakery to buy bread. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00So, my justification is this.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00If Mr.
  • 02i 00 02font 01font 00Perhaps I might even say01i 00 I went to the Prince Bakery bakery to buy bread.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00So, my justification is this.
  • It's because the everyday word 'bakery' is used as part of the proper name.
  • This causes the speaker to want to follow what he perceives to be the grammar rules for treating the word as a common noun rather than as part of a proper name.
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00What justiifcation would you give for the placement of "the" here when the proper name of this bakery is capitalized like this, 00"Prince Bakery."02br
02br
00Sir, please tell me the directions to 01u00the Prince Bakery02u00.02br
02br
00Why this c
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