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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Why "the" here and no "the" there

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00I found these two sentences on a brochure and wondering why are no "the" and yes "the"?02br
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01i00No "the": 01u00Federal News Service (FNS)02u00 allows you transcripts of the actual words...02i02br
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01i00Yes "the": 01u00The Leadership Directories02u00 provides detailed contact information for 400,000 leaders of...02i02br
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00(The website has the name Leadership Directories in its web address, not "The Leadership Directories."0-
  

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02i 00 01font 00Because 01i 01u 00Federal News Service 02u 02i 00is a proper name. 02i 02br 02br 01font 00Because 01u 00The Leadership Directories02u 00 00is a proper name. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-

  • 02i 00 01font 00Because 01i 01u 00Federal News Service 02u 02i 00is a proper name.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01font 00Because 01u 00The Leadership Directories02u 00 00is a proper name.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-
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01i00No "the": 01u00Federal News Service (FNS)02u00 allows you transcripts of the actual words...02i00 01font00Because 01i01u00Federal News Service 02u02i00is a proper name. 02font02br
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0Hi, CJ02br
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00If I am not mistaken, you can put "the " in front of some proper names, especially on those of organizational/governmental names and many times, writers do insert "the" in front of them.02br
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00Let's assume that initials 01u00IFS02u00 stand for a governmental agency named 01u00Internal Financial Ser
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01font00If I am not mistaken, you can put "the " in front of some proper names, especially on those of organizational/governmental names and many times, writers do insert "the" in front of them.02font00 Yes, although I don't see either of the names in your original post as referring to govt. organizations.02br
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