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Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean." Sun Feb 24, 2008 22:15 pm  Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean."
 

Hi

Could you please tell me if an is required or the here?

Quote:
Her eyes are deep like an/ the ocean.

Quote:
She has got eyes like an/ the ocean.

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Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean." Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:17 am  Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean."
 

Hi Tom

I'd probably go with 'the', but I suppose either would be possible. I guess I like 'the' because most people are familiar with one particular ocean and that particular one would be what her eyes were being compared to.
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Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean." Mon Feb 25, 2008 13:56 pm  Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean."
 

Hi Tom,

In all honesty I find Her eyes are deep like an/ the ocean.
a bit wacky. I would suggest: Her eyes are as deep as the ocean.

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Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean." Tue Feb 26, 2008 23:59 pm  Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean."
 

it depends if your want to talk about Oceans in general or a particular ocean. Using 'an' means any ocean, and using 'the' means a particular ocean. It doesn't matter all that much, but "Her eyes are deep like an ocean." sounds a little better.
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Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean." Thu Feb 28, 2008 21:24 pm  Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean."
 

I agree with Glitterfairy, if you say "the ocean" I would wonder which ocean you meant, ocean 1 is not ocean 2,ect...but that may be because I don't live near an ocean.
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Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean." Thu Feb 28, 2008 21:42 pm  Expression: "Her eyes are deep like an ocean."
 

As Alan said "her eyes are keep like an ocean" sounds pretty strange. "Her eyes are as deep as the ocean" simply seems to be more commonly used.
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