ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: United States

CalifJim — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:43:11 GMT

Please don't use Bush as a model for speaking English.

When he met with President Fox of Mexico several years ago, everyone marveled that one of them spoke perfect English!

(I don't need to spell out which one it was, I'm sure.)

Re: United States

Newguest — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:35:17 GMT

Cool Breeze
Newguest

I asked about it cause it seems to me that sometimes I heard people saying the United states without THE.

President Bush drops the article sometimes. I guess he has learned his grammar from Henry Kissinger (born in Germany).

CB

Yes, I think it was Bush whom I heard saying it without the article THE.

Re: United States

Cool Breeze — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:48:11 GMT

Newguest
I asked about it cause it seems to me that sometimes I heard people saying the United states without THE.

President Bush drops the article sometimes. I guess he has learned his grammar from Henry Kissinger (born in Germany).

Re: United States

Newguest — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:42:28 GMT

I asked about it cause it seems to me that sometimes I heard people saying the United states without THE.

thanks

Re: United States

Dominik — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:04:15 GMT

You do not use an article before the names of countries except where they indicate multiple areas or contain the words (state(s), kindom, republic, union). Kingdom, state, republic and union are nouns, so they need an article.

For example:

No article - Italy, Mexico, Bolivia, England

Use the - the UK (United Kingdom), the USA (United States of America), the Irish Republic

Multiple areas! the Netherlands, the Philippines, the British Isles

Re: United States

CalifJim — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:02:02 GMT

I always do. I don't know of any exceptions.

United States

Newguest — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:52:47 GMT

Do you always put THE before UNITED STATES? Are there any exceptions?

thanks