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Old 06-Jul-2005, 00:13
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Unhappy "THE united states" or "THE netherlands"
i would like to know what the use of THE is in those names of countries i n particular. please help me.
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Old 06-Jul-2005, 03:40
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Default Re: "THE united states" or "THE netherlands"
Countries with 'States', 'Kingdom' or 'Republic' in the name, or which are plural, use 'the'.
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