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Re: Proper names Quote: |
Originally Posted by Bartosz Cierach Do you happen to know a football team that has the definite article?
The ones that I know like Manchester United do not have the article.
But American football and basketball teams do like the Los Angeles Lakers? | Arsenal is a team that appears both with and without the artcile. Also, some teams with an unusual second name take the article when the first is dropped:
Bolton Wanderers or the Wanderers.
Articles are used when the team's nickname is used- The Magpies, etc. However, I cannot think of a team that always takes the article in BE. I'll keep trying. BTW, welcome to the forum, Bartosz. |