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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Verb + a/the occasional + noun

What would be the reason to choose the indefinite article over the definite article, or v.v., here? Is it one of grammar, of semantics, or of register?

He made the occasional bet.
He made an occasional bet.
  

Top answer

Slight semantics. 'The' suggests the regularity of the habit.

— Mister Micawber

  • Slight semantics.
  • 'The' suggests the regularity of the habit.
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Slight semantics. 'The' suggests the regularity of the habit.
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