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ironik
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two questions
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Hello everyone, I hope you �re having a great day, mine has just started! I have two questions, I �ll be happy if you help.
First, I know this sentence is correct: He must fasten his seat belt. What about this? He must fasten a seat belt.
Second, I know this sentence is correct: Tea is a popular drink in Turkey. What about this? Tea is a favourite drink in Turkey.
Thanks in advance. |
11 Apr 2012
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poupina86
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Hello, About your first sentence, you must use "his" because, in English, you need to say to which seat belt you are refering to and it sounds really weird with "a". I wouldn �t say that. About your second sentence, you can �t use "a" because with "favourite", you designate one drink among others so you must use "the". Hope it helps! |
11 Apr 2012
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yanogator
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Actually, we do sometimes use "a favorite" to mean "a very popular". It doesn �t really make sense, but, then, that �s true of many things in language. Bruce |
11 Apr 2012
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ironik
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Thank you Poupina86 and Yanogator for your answers. Yanogator, I agree with you on "a favorite", but I don �t have enough evidence to support  The only one I could find is in M-W dictionary: That movie is a great favorite with audiences everywhere. But here, it �s a noun, not an adjective.
I couldn �t understand my professors when they said "language is arbitrary." all the time, now I understand! |
11 Apr 2012
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epit
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Hi I think popular consists of majority �s support but favourite is special to person That is my idea of course .Hugs |
11 Apr 2012
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