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In 'I walked up to the/a barman.' the article should be 'the' even if we don't know the barman?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-05-28 08:36:08

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In 'I walked up to the/a barman.' the article should be 'the' even if we don't know the barman?

3 answers

  • Anonymous

    Yes, because it was a particular barman, not any, unspecified barman.

  • Anonymous

    In that case "the" means "that particular barman." You don't have to know him to use "the"!

  • Anonymous

    If there are more than one barman, you can use "a". If there is only one, you should use "the".

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