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iloveyou
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 Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 5:47 am Post subject: The/ An |
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He wants to be an Edison (ㅇ)
He wants to be the Edison of Korea. (ㅇ)
Can I say, "He wants to be an Edison of Korea"?
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:54 pm Post subject: Re: The/ An |
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| iloveyou wrote: |
He wants to be an Edison (ㅇ)
He wants to be the Edison of Korea. (ㅇ)
Can I say, "He wants to be an Edison of Korea"?
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The only one I would say is "He wants to be the Edison of Korea." which means he wants to be the only one like that. "An" means not the only one. Neither of the ones with "an" sounds okay to me. |
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iloveyou
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| Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:14 am Post subject: Thank you! |
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| Thank you so much |
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teacherBob
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The second one is correct as there can only be one Edison - so he wants to be seen as the equivalent of Edison in Korea.
The first one may also be correct as hemay want to be regarded as an Edison (ie one of many) but his is a little extreme and unlikely |
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