Timeline for Does calling an app "the Instapaper" with a definite article suggest a non-technical speaker?
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| Jul 11, 2012 at 1:40 | answer | added | alcas | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 16:22 | answer | added | Cool Elf | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 9:51 | comment | added | RegDwigнt | I would say it really depends on the name. Some proper names take articles; some never do; some do depending on the moon phase. Many lose the article only over time. I still catch myself saying "the Wikipedia" occasionally, and not in jest. Related: Using the definite article before a country/state name, About definite article before “Earth”, “Moon” and “Sun”, and others. | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 9:49 | answer | added | J.R. | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 9:43 | history | edited | Henrik N | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 10, 2012 at 9:40 | comment | added | Henrik N | I could try sending this question to the people in the podcast, but it'd be interesting to hear what others make of it first. | |
| Jul 10, 2012 at 9:38 | history | asked | Henrik N | CC BY-SA 3.0 |