Re: <a/an> and <the>

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From: Janet Higbie
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 1994 20:59

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I'm not sure of the reason for the "buildings" phenomen, but 
I've noticed that in British usage, they also tend to say 
"...in hospital" (instead of "in the hospitall.)  But I've also 
noticed that British usage tends to insert a "the" where 
Americans don't use one in with numbered highways  (Brits drive 
on the M-5 (or whatever, I'm not sure if there's a hyphen!)  I 
have an English friend in Washington who says he took "the 
I-95."  Well, vive la difference!

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