Timeline for Which of the questions is correct?
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| Feb 12, 2013 at 12:03 | vote | accept | Mistu4u | ||
| Feb 10, 2013 at 17:24 | comment | added | StoneyB on hiatus | @Mistu4u In this instance, young Joe and old Joe provide sufficient distinction; we presume the context adequately distinguishes these Joes from all other Joes. | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 14:48 | history | edited | mcalex | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
edited following edit to question
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| Feb 8, 2013 at 13:44 | comment | added | Mistu4u | I have added some of my viewpoints as to show why I think each of them is okay. You might consider editing the answer to suit the question at best. | |
| S Feb 8, 2013 at 12:37 | history | edited | mcalex | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
hmmm, thought I had matched OP's form. That's what I meant to do.
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| S Feb 8, 2013 at 12:37 | history | suggested | Andrew Leach | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Sorted SE's auto-numbering issues
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| Feb 8, 2013 at 12:18 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Feb 8, 2013 at 11:09 | history | edited | mcalex | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
reducing the emphasis of not using 'the'
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| Feb 8, 2013 at 11:03 | comment | added | mcalex | @J.R. Wow. I agree with everything you say, yet I still think there is an issue (more in the OP context than any of your examples). I'll tone down that point in the answer a tad | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 10:15 | comment | added | J.R.♦ | mcalex: I think you've dished out some good advice, but I'm not sure I agree with your point about eliminating the the. I might use a the in this context, although I'd probably change it to, "Why is the older Joe right-handed, but the younger Joe left-handed?" in the same way I might say "Why is the older brother right-handed, but the younger brother left-handed?" That said, using the with a person's name can be risky, but it's not unheard of, especially with an adjective between the and the name, as in: the great Joe DiMaggio, the controversial Madonna, the legendary Pelé, etc. | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 7:04 | comment | added | mcalex | I understand, but it's still not done for people. Granted it's probably more to do with sensitivity than strictly correct English, but you shouldn't use 'the' to identify people. | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 6:54 | comment | added | Mistu4u |
I used the to differentiate this particular Joe from other Joes.
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| Feb 8, 2013 at 6:49 | history | answered | mcalex | CC BY-SA 3.0 |