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use of articles with personal names modified by adjectives
Suddenly, to everybody's surprise, the silent Mr.Smith swung around and addressed Barbara.
The dinner was served by a silent Mrs. Keats.
I saw an infuriated Jennifer, who started shouting at ...
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An Ozibox user OR a Ozibox user is correct? [duplicate]
Which one is better and why?
1) Are you an Ozibox user?
2) Are you a Ozibox user?
Ozibox is the name of a web application
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Why is Ukraine often called “the Ukraine”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using the definite article before a country/state name
Hearing the Ukraine used to make me unsure whether Ukraine was really a country. Now though I have realized ...
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Use of 'The' in names containing 'Of'
Names, often, are related to places or regions like
Mahmud of Ghazni
Christopher of Bavaria
My questions are:
Are such names always related to people from political backgrounds (Kings, ...
