Instead of "I like the Lord of the Rings series", can I say "I like the series Lord of the Rings"? Are they interchangeable structures? Another example sentence: "Do you like the series Lord of the Rings?" Can I say this instead of "Do you like the Lord of the Rings series?"?
asked May 27, 2018 at 10:59
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With TV and movie titles you will hear it both ways, though it's a little awkward to put the title before the noun when the title begins with The:
Did you like The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
Did you like the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings?
Did you like the series, The Detectorists?
Did you like The Detectorists series?
To my ear, when native speakers (and I am one) put the title in front of the noun, and the title begins with The, the word The is spoken as if it were not a part of the title.
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I may be a little different I would always take a small pause to emphasise that The was part of the title. Commented May 27, 2018 at 18:39
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@Tᴚoɯɐuo Thank you. I haven't thought about it. Would it be wrong to say "Do you like the the Lord of the Rings series"? I guess so. Commented May 27, 2018 at 19:25
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@DereMemo: You will not hear native speakers saying "the The..."– TimRCommented May 27, 2018 at 19:54