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Patrick
2025 Dec 2, 3:53pm
Patrick
2025 Dec 2, 3:53pm
A Russian once asked me why we use "the" and "a" at all.
He didn't know what they mean, and pointed out that Russian gets along fine without them.
I thought of an explanation:
"the" means "that"
"a" means "any"
Maybe that's not exactly correct, but seems close.
He didn't know what they mean, and pointed out that Russian gets along fine without them.
I thought of an explanation:
"the" means "that"
"a" means "any"
Maybe that's not exactly correct, but seems close.
when then
whence thence
where there
whither thither
Somehow grew up without noticing this. Maybe there are some I missed.