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For questions about "The", the only definite article used in English.
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Why do we not use the definite article in "Where can I find the room 401?"
Last week in college, a student [with a thick South Asian accent] asked me:
"Excuse me, where can I find the room 401?".
I realized that to my native English ears, the word "the" sounded non-nat …
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