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From: btc@hp-pcd.UUCP (btc)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Use of THE - US vs Eng
Message-ID: <7200005@hp-pcd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 13:21:00 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 10 13:21:00 1985
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Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Corvallis, OR
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Nf-From: hp-pcd!btc    Apr 10 10:21:00 1985




NPR's Morning Edition often uses BBC reports on overseas events.  I have
noticed that British reprorters will say "Joe Blow was taken to
hospital" or "Joe Blow is expected to spend two weeks in hospital".
An American reporter would say "Joe Blow was taken to THE hospital" etc.
Why the difference?  

Someone pointed out that we say "I'm going to church" - no the.  I would
have assumed that we would use the THE since each of knows that our church
is THE church :-).


				Bob Clark
				Hewlett-Packard PCD
				Corvallis, OR

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