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To: steve86

It’s always amusing how the American English rules are so inscrutable. Your kids would never say “I’m going to THE school now.” Nope, it’s “I’m going to school.”

But you say “I’m going to THE university.”

Nobody ever said learning English was easy.


29 posted on 12/06/2017 2:19:58 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

When in Portland, OR, always refer to I-84 as “The Banfield” if you want to blend in with the locals for some reason. And learn how to pronounce ‘Willamette’ and ‘Tualatin’ ahead of time.


31 posted on 12/06/2017 2:31:44 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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