The Hague

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	Magda  #314081  Thu, 11 Jan 07 07:47 PM Hello, Must "t" in "the" before "Hague" be capitalised? Is it correct to write "the Hague"? Thank you.    Magda Joined on Sat, Sep 9 2006 Full Member (445)

	CalifJim  #314091  Thu, 11 Jan 07 08:07 PM These are my observations. As a proper noun, it is normally written The Hague. As an adjective, it is written the Hague. located at The Hague, but attended the Hague conference. The adjectival form is a practical shortening of the The Hague:  *attended the The Hague conference.  Forms with the The are not used. CJ    CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (17,705) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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	Marius Hancu  #314092  Thu, 11 Jan 07 08:08 PM Yes, it's one of the city names requiring the the (see Swan). See a sampler at the NYT: [link]    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)

	Magda  #314096  Thu, 11 Jan 07 08:15 PM  Marius Hancu wrote: Yes, it's one of the city names requiring the the (see Swan). See a sampler at the NYT: [link] Hi Marius, yes, I know that "Hague" takes "the". I was interested in whether "the" must be capitalised. Cheers, Magda    Magda

	Magda  #314098  Thu, 11 Jan 07 08:18 PM  CalifJim wrote: These are my observations. As a proper noun, it is normally written The Hague. As an adjective, it is written the Hague. located at The Hague, but attended the Hague conference. The adjectival form is a practical shortening of the The Hague:  *attended the The Hague conference.  Forms with the The are not used. CJ Thank you for your answer. Is it a serious mistake to leave "the" in lower case? Cheers, Magda    Magda
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	CalifJim  #314102  Thu, 11 Jan 07 08:41 PM It is not a capital offense in most countries, but it may lead to several lashes with a wet noodle. CJ    CalifJim

	Magda  #314116  Thu, 11 Jan 07 09:18 PM  CalifJim wrote: It is not a capital offense in most countries, but it may lead to several lashes with a wet noodle. CJ Thank you. What does "several lashes with a wet noodle" mean? Magda    Magda

	CalifJim  #314255  Fri, 12 Jan 07 06:24 AM It's a humorous expression.  It means you will be whipped with a strand of cooked spaghetti -- not something that could inflict much injury, right?     CalifJim
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	Yoong Liat  #315060  Sun, 14 Jan 07 09:11 AM CJ Is the expression coined by you or is it among the recognised expressions? I have not heard it before.    Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Singapore Veteran Member (6,092) Yoong Liat
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