Subj : Articles
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Wed Feb 07 2018 23:46:38

Hi, Paul!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

AH>  *  Definite article = "the".
AH>  *  Indefinite article = "a(n)".

PQ>  Thank you.

PQ>  I don't mean to belittle your effort with such a terse
PQ>  response.  Your advice is very much appreciated.


           No problem.  I don't assign marks on the basis of how long an essay 
is or how many words the author used which the average person probably doesn't 
know.  I'm doing this job voluntarily because I love working with students who 
want to learn, and I'm quite content with a few warm fuzzies now & then.  :-))



AH>  + Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)
PQ>            ^^^^^ ^^^
PQ>  Ooh.  So, I'm not alone in this.  ;-)


           Not at all.  The name caught my eye when Dallas & I were visiting a
seaside town in England... and I cheerfully borrowed it.  For those who may be
unfamiliar with British addresses:  outside the major cities people didn't use
house numbers 'way back when.  A lot of older houses still don't have numbers,
even if the place has since expanded.  I can relate after living for awhile in
a small community here in BC.  All the locals knew where (e.g.) "Mike's Cabin"
and "Rosedale Cottage" were.  In such situations the name of a house is posted
near the front door & printaholic tourists tend to notice it too... [chuckle].




--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
 * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)

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