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Jigneshbharati Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The reader

In any piece of writing, you take the reader on a journey. Where you start, where you take them to, and the things you see along the way are all very important. And the order in which you see them can fundamentally affect how they’re understood.

Could you please elaborate on the use of "the" vs " indefinite and zero article " before "reader" here.
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Jignesh
  

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And also why "a journey" and not "the journey"? Thank you

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And also why "a journey" and not "the journey"? Thank you
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JigneshbharatiCould you please elaborate on the use of "the" vs " indefinite "a" and or zero article before "reader" here?
Zero article wouldn't work because "reader" is a singular countable noun.
"A reader" works; it just means any reader.
"The reader" works; it implies the reader that you ar
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