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| Sep 24, 2015 at 13:50 | comment | added | jimsug | Actually, when you use the definite article, it's because you think the person spoken to knows the man you're talking about. Whether they do or not isn't actually a factor in what you decide to say. Similarly, with a man, you may not know whether they know which man you're talking about, but you think they don't - or you're not referring to any specific man at all, but the general concept of a man. | |
| Sep 24, 2015 at 13:09 | history | edited | rogermue | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 24, 2015 at 7:36 | comment | added | GforOevOerD | By Volume I meant how much things are there regarding to the noun: Like a bag full of "oranges". | |
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| Sep 24, 2015 at 3:03 | history | edited | rogermue | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 24, 2015 at 2:56 | history | answered | rogermue | CC BY-SA 3.0 |