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He is a/the son of... #1 (permalink) Tue Sep 13, 2011 7:53 am   He is a/the son of...		  
OK, let's say that the Browns have only one son and I know it. Now, if I say that "he is a son of the Browns", rather than "the son", even though I know there's no other son, would it be a mistake?

Of course I mean the first time he's mentioned in the conversation.
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He is a/the son of... #2 (permalink) Tue Sep 13, 2011 18:00 pm   He is a/the son of...		  
He is the Brown's son.
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