By Numbers, Definite articles

In most cases the definite article is used because the number makes the object in question specific However, sometimes you'll find "a second", "a third" e.t.c. They all mean another (an+other). As to zero article, I do not know. You mean numerals or numbers?

Hi there,I thought that ordinal numbers can have only a definite article. Then I read one post yesterday from a native speaker where he used indefinite article..."A second text file was used to pry it open"Why he used indefinite article?I've also found out that ordinal numbers...

There is a rule in English saying that you should use the definite article with countable nouns whenever you refer not to particular objects but rather to the whole class or type. Does it really apply here with right/wrong answers or numbers? By saying "You've got the wrong number"...

Thank you, CB. I might have been confused since I was trying to digest too much information in a too short period of time. (That does sound lame, doesn't it?) Why is the definite article seems correct to be placed here but an indefinite article doesn't seem to correct to be placed there?...

Hi LiJThere isn't always any logic to English, which makes it fascinating, and you will very often hear people say: "You've got the wrong number" even though there are millions of wrong phone numbers. In fact, it says in quite a few grammar books that right, wrong, only and...

The indefinite article is inappropriate for 3 answers and the number does not match the illustration in one.

Marius Hancu wrote:Seven years -> have but you'll see both. However: It's going to be the best Christmas ever because this year I have done everything myself and the horrible atmosphere of the last seven years has lifted. I agree with Marius. In English the grammatical number...

Hi, Can you tell me why do I see a lot of cases where the indefinite article 'a' is used instead of the definite article 'the' when the presumption is that there is only one correct or wrong anything at a moment ? You should try to find a correct course of action for the situation you are in...

Saska wrote: Guest wrote:Why many foreign speakers have such problems with the English language? I mean, I came to the U.S. about two years ago, and in the beginning I've had problems with the language (probably just like eveybody else), but what makes English such a difficult language to...

General Canadian English is extremely similar to General American English. However, there are a number of differences between the two dialects. Firstly, GCE (General Canadian English) exhibits a linguistic phenomenon called Canadian Raising. Basically, the diphthong “ai”--as in "by" or "lie"--is...