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#2 (permalink) Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:49 am Expression: "Your duty as husband demands that you..." |
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Hi Tom
The word husband has been used the same way you can use a general title or position:
- Your duty as mayor/manager/acting president/etc. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:55 am Expression: "Your duty as husband demands that you..." |
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Hi, Amy
What if I want to say "Your duty as mayor of this city is...", do I need to put the article "the" before "mayor" ?
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Lost_Soul I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Fri Nov 23, 2007 13:21 pm Expression: "Your duty as husband demands that you..." |
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Hi Alex
In this sort of structure, the word 'the' is optional. Without 'the' there is more of a sense that 'this is a duty for any mayor'. With the word 'the', the focus is on the person who is now mayor and his/her specific duty. . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:24 am Expression: "Your duty as husband demands that you..." |
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Hi Amy
I'd like to ask about article usage in the following sentence from the book I'm reading.
On his way over to the office, Vega saw that, as a sergeant, his wrist unit and HUD now had actual EVa access, and he saw that the 22nd was heading to B-5 the next day.
Can 'a' be dropped in this case, i.e. 'as sergeant' instead of 'as a sergeant'? |
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