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From: asz@snow.UUCP (Frank N Furter)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Use of THE - US vs Eng (One rule)
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Date: Sat, 4-May-85 02:34:12 EDT
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Posted: Sat May  4 02:34:12 1985
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> In addition to dropping the "the" in phrases such as "going to
> hospital", I noticed that the British also add a "the" in some
> phrases.  The one that comes to mind now is something like "I will
> see you on THE Monday".  (I seem to think that there are more examples
> of this kind of thing, but it's been almost two years since the last
> time I was in England.)


	"on the Monday morning" would be used in a context such as
"Are you coming in next week?"
"Yes"
"I'm on holiday Monday, so I'll see you on the Tuesday morning about that..."



					--Alex
-- 
"The State is a liar, a cheat, an embezzler and a murderer. Anarchy is the only
      way to save ourselves from the greatest criminals of all time."

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