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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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With A taste of cranberries
Hello,
I've just bought a box of cranberry tea and the box reads:
Fruit infusion with a taste of cranberries.
Why the indefinite article before the word taste? If I wanted to say that someone didn't like cranberries, I would certainly say something like:
John doesn't like THE taste of cranberries.
I'm a bit puzzled now.
P.S. The tea was made in England so I assume the texts on the box are correct English.
I've just bought a box of cranberry tea and the box reads:
Fruit infusion with a taste of cranberries.
Why the indefinite article before the word taste? If I wanted to say that someone didn't like cranberries, I would certainly say something like:
John doesn't like THE taste of cranberries.
I'm a bit puzzled now.
P.S. The tea was made in England so I assume the texts on the box are correct English.
Top answer
Either article could be used. With 'a taste', the writer has not arrived at the defining 'cranberries' yet. With 'the taste', the writer is anticipating the defining 'cranberries'.
- Either article could be used.
- With 'a taste', the writer has not arrived at the defining 'cranberries' yet.
- With 'the taste', the writer is anticipating the defining 'cranberries'.
- Or more likely, there are several tastes, and one of them is of cranberries.
- More interesting to me is that it does not say the cranberry tea contains any cranberries; other fruits seem to be involved, with a 'cranberry taste' additive.
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Either article could be used. With 'a taste', the writer has not arrived at the defining 'cranberries' yet. With 'the taste', the writer is anticipating the defining 'cranberries'. Or more likely, there are several tastes, and one of them is of cranberries.
More interesting to me is that it does not say the cranberry tea contains any cranberries; other fruits seem to be involved, with
More interesting to me is that it does not say the cranberry tea contains any cranberries; other fruits seem to be involved, with
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