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president v.s. the president



 
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president v.s. the president #1 (permalink) Sun Dec 02, 2007 19:38 pm   president v.s. the president
 

Hi,

How would you say:
1. Bush is president of the United States of America
or
2. Bush is the president of the United States of America

Thanks !
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president v.s. the president #2 (permalink) Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:14 am   president v.s. the president
 

I would say:

1. Bush is president of the United States of America.
or
2. Bush is the president of the United States of America.

So, yes, you're right. We say them. :D
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president v.s. the president #3 (permalink) Fri Dec 21, 2007 20:55 pm   president v.s. the president
 

I'd say "The President", since we're denoting a particular person here after all.
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