21 March 2006

The Third Article (Beyond the Definite and Indefinite)

Examples of sentences where neither the definite article 'the' nor the indefinite article 'a' is best

1. "What's the best software to use for watching dvd on computer?"

Compare: "what's the best software to use for watching dvd on (the) computer?
or "what's the best software to use for watching dvd on (a) computer?"

2. "Save it to disk."

2006-03-21 04:57:00pm (GMT+10 -1) kyy

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