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PietPost Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

THE "dictionary name" ?

Dear all,

I'm currently writing my BA thesis, about English and Dutch Dictionaries for Translators, and I constantly come across a recurent problem.

In Dutch it's very normal to put the definite article before the name of a dictionary name, such as: "the Van Dale/Koenen/Prisma", or "the OED" [transl.].

How about English? My supervisor told me there are mixed opinions about this. In some posts on this forum, I saw two similar instances, each with the definite article included, but I'm just curious about your opinion.

I would appreciate your help!

Thanks in advance,

Paul
  

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The dictionaries I've seen generally don't use "the" in the title. com (or Borders, Barnes and Noble) to see the names of commonly sold dictionaries.

— Vorpar

  • The dictionaries I've seen generally don't use "the" in the title.
  • com (or Borders, Barnes and Noble) to see the names of commonly sold dictionaries.
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The dictionaries I've seen generally don't use "the" in the title. Check out Amazon.com (or Borders, Barnes and Noble) to see the names of commonly sold dictionaries.
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Thx very much for your quick reply, I will try out these sites.

Regards,

Paul
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PietPostDear all,

I'm currently writing my BA thesis, about English and Dutch Dictionaries for Translators, and I constantly come across a recurent problem.

In Dutch it's very normal to put the definite article before the name of a dictionary name, such as: "the Van Dale/Koenen/Prisma", or "the OED" [transl.].

How about English? My supervisor to
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