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Sat May 17, 2008 10:20 am Until present time

nessie wrote:

Hi MrP,
"Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary" is a proper name, isn't it? Then why must we use "the" here?

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Nessie

Maybe someone else publishes an "Advanced Leaner's Dictionary".

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/dictionaries/cald.htm

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Sat May 17, 2008 13:49 pm Until present time

Hello Nessie,

nessie wrote:

Hi MrP,
"Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary" is a proper name, isn't it? Then why must we use "the" here?

Regards
Nessie

I think the count nature of "dictionary" may be too strong. Even on its home page, http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/teachersites/oald7/?cc=global, where the title of the dictionary is presented without an article, the copy-writer uses "the":

1. About the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Learn more about the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

2. Exercises for use with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

On the other hand, they don't use "the" with the abbreviation:

3. New words in OALD

Except here, on the linked page, where they do:

4. About the OALD / New words in the OALD

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