Dawood Usmani  +  944825 Sat, 17 Oct 09 05:41 AM Hi everybody! Why do we always use an indefinite article "a" before the word lie while necessarily definite article "the" before the word truth? Thanks a million! Dawood Usmani Joined on Mon, Jul 27 2009 Karachi, Pakistan New Member 22 An English teacher who teaches English for a living. Articles, Definite Articles, Indefinite

	Clive  +  944834 Sat, 17 Oct 09 06:01 AM Hi, Why do we always use an indefinite article "a" before the word lie while necessarily definite article "the" before the word truth?   Good question. My first reaction is to say that in English culture we seem to think that there is one universal truth, but no universal lie or untruth. How does your native language talk about these matters?   Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,678 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo