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sgiovanni
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Sun, 23 Jan 05 06:36 PM
Which is correct:
A. Hello Bill.
B. Hello Sally.
Do you say:
Who is the person A.
or
Who is person A.
Why?
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CalifJim
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Sun, 23 Jan 05 09:50 PM
You say, "Who is Person A?"
The expression "Person A" acts as a proper noun, the name of a person. "the" is not used in such cases.
Giacco: Hello, Bill. How are you?
I say, "Who is Giacco?", not "Who is the Giacco?"
I say, "Who is Bill?", not "Who is the Bill?"
"Giacco" and "Bill" are names by which we can identify the persons in question.
Similarly,
Person A: Hello, Bill. How are you?
I say, "Who is Person A?", not "Who is the Person A?"
"A" is an abbreviated way of saying "Person A", so the same applies to "A":
I say, "Who is A?" or "Who is Person A?", not "Who is the A?", or "Who is the Person A?"
I hope that helped.
CJ
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"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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