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Old 08-Nov-2006, 08:22
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Default Re: Half a man

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Originally Posted by mgraff View Post
The phrase is the same whether you use the determiner "a" or "the" but there has to be some context, so I'll provide it for you.
Learners should note that this doesn't mean that 'half the man' and 'half a man' are interchangeable. They're not - at least, not in BE.

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