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In this case, the "the" is required even when using "preeminent", so it can hardly be said to be replacing it: "the preeminent hospital of choice..." (And in fact, "of choice" does the job just as well.) Additionally, the example phrase "five apples the dollar" does not parse in my idiolect. It could be "five apples a dollar" or perhaps "five apples to the dollar", however. --Brion

No, you've got it backwards. He's not saying that "preeminent" replaces "the", but "the" properly emphasized can mean "preeminent." Eg., "The hospital of choice" is equivalent to "The preeminent hospital of choice" as long as the speaker or writer properly emphasizes "the."

I have the "a" versions of distribution on the A, an page. As for the adjective business, something happens there with the the that is more than just the definite article and there ought to be some way to express that. I thought first it was an emphasis, which it is in speech, but I think you can write the preeminent whatever as the whatever and make that work too, but I'm less sure. Maybe written requires italics. Ortolan88 10:33 Aug 23, 2002 (PDT)

Fixed. Ortolan88 15:49 Sep 28, 2002 (UTC)

Oddity in intro section

"It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of either gender." Huh? When is "the" ever used with a pronoun? We don't say "the us," "the it," "the her," or "the them," let alone "the his" or "the theirs." All I can think of is "the one," and "one" is genderless. Cognita (talk) 03:10, 17 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am equally confused by this phrasing. Maybe it's a slight error and is meant to say "nouns"? Whatever the case may be, it's confusing and might leave readers and learners with a misunderstanding! ProfessorBlackHole (talk) 01:57, 13 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there anything that THE is abbreviated for not listed in the article that is borderline notable? — Preceding unsigned comment added by PaulieMcShan98 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

§§== The Ohio State University trademarking ==

Ohio State University secures trademark for use of the word 'THE' on clothing I realize that this deviates from the main topic, but trademarking common words is unusual, especially one as common as this, so is probably notable. Mapsax (talk) 01:28, 24 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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I would like to edit becasue i like to read over things that the previous editor has made and... That's pretty much it. 168.184.83.193 (talk) 14:53, 22 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Strange phrase... Needs editing?

The words, "and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender" doesn't seem to make sense. The word "the" isn't used with any pronouns: "the she"? "the him?? "the they"?

It seems like the editor was trying to weigh in on the controversial use of plural pronouns when requested by people identifying as non-binary and not really trying to shed light on the etymology of "the." Maybe the intent was "nouns of any gender"? Woodrathergnot (talk) 18:43, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Woodrathergnot, an IP changed "noun" to "pronoun" in Feb 2019, so I've switched it back. As you point out, "pronoun" didn't make sense. Schazjmd (talk) 18:49, 19 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Woodrathergnot (talk) 14:02, 20 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]