Anonymous  +  187759 Tue, 24 Jan 06 01:58 AM Hi, Tell me how are they different in terms of their meaning? I got these two sentences from a yahoo dictionary. 1) A sad note threaded the whole story.     A sad note threaded a whole story. 2. I think the whole story is a scandal.     I think a whole story is a scandal.  Anonymous

	Tofubam  +  187835 Tue, 24 Jan 06 08:07 AM the refers to a specific thing, while a refers to something in general i like the story      ((this means you're talking about a particular story)) i like a story      ((this means you like stories in general) Tofubam Joined on Sun, Jan 22 2006 California New Member 06

	pieanne  +  188173 Tue, 24 Jan 06 06:56 PM  Anonymous wrote: Hi, Tell me how are they different in terms of their meaning? I got these two sentences from a yahoo dictionary. 1) A sad note threaded the whole story.you already know the story     A sad note threaded a whole story.you don't know the story 2. I think the whole story is a scandal.OK     I think a whole story is a scandal. not OK, unless you think completely telling a story is a scandal  pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...