Timeline for I have yearned for a/the chance to speak to a true geometer
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| Jul 18, 2014 at 2:32 | vote | accept | CowperKettle | ||
| Jul 16, 2014 at 8:54 | comment | added | user6951 | the chance does not refer to this specific chance. In this usage, the is referring to any real chance of meeting a geometer. So it does mean any chance here. | |
| Jul 15, 2014 at 18:53 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | It's an extremely fine distinction that barely means anything at all in this exact context. But if you'll give me a chance to explain, I'll just say that using the indefinite article more strongly acknowledges that there might not in fact be any such chance (the implies it does exist, even if not currently available). | |
| Jul 15, 2014 at 16:57 | answer | added | Obfuskater | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 15, 2014 at 16:38 | history | asked | CowperKettle | CC BY-SA 3.0 |