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Gilmore wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:18 pm About as common as using plural verbs instead of singular and including superfluous articles.
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Gilmore wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:18 pm About as common as using plural verbs instead of singular and including superfluous articles.
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Serious question...

Is an article in English superfluous if it changes the meaning?

"I wonder if 'a' Jack Ma" implies that Mr. Ma has a certain standing, doesn't it? Opposed to "I wonder if Jack Ma"... At least it's like that in German.

The 's' in knows is missing, yes.
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bong.kuit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:56 pm "I wonder if 'a' Jack Ma" implies that Mr. Ma has a certain standing, doesn't it? Opposed to "I wonder if Jack Ma"... At least it's like that in German.
Not really.
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Not really in English or German?

"Wir brauchten einen Helmut Kohl um die Einheit sicher zu stellen" as an example for usage in German. And no, no fan of Birne, just the first example from the top of my head.
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bong.kuit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:15 pm Not really in English or German?

"Wir brauchten einen Helmut Kohl um die Einheit sicher zu stellen" as an example for usage in German. And no, no fan of Birne, just the first example from the top of my head.
English obviously....
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Apparently grammar doesn't matter anymore, and we have that from the highest (giggle) authority.
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bong.kuit wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:56 pm Serious question...

Is an article in English superfluous if it changes the meaning?
Need time to think about your question again?

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But why the confusion about lose and loose?
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But why the confusion about lose and loose? It is not the same as a typo, typos are ignored on Twitter as they are obviously typos.
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