[Grammar] job titles - article

[Julie17]

I've learnt that you have to use job titles with an article in English:

- "I am a teacher."

But recently I've come across a lot of examples where job titles are used without the article. Is this a new development? In which cases can you leave out the article?

 

[5jj]

I've learnt that you have to use job titles with an article in English:

- "I am a teacher."

But recently I've come across a lot of examples where job titles are used without the article. Is this a new development? In which cases can you leave out the article?

Have you examples of a noun without an article after BE?

 

[Tdol]

If the job title is the name of a position, you can see it used sometimes without an article.

 

[Julie17]

Have you examples of a noun without an article after BE?

I can't find any examples right now, but I THINK, I read something like: "He is banker ..." But then again that sounds really horrible, hope I can find the original.....

 

[Raymott]

I can't find any examples right now, but I THINK, I read something like: "He is banker ..." But then again that sounds really horrible, hope I can find the original.....

Yes, that happens sometimes: "He is CEO of CocaCola Amatil; Obama is President of the US; She is Chief Surgeon at the army base."
These all omit the definite article.

 

[Julie17]

Yes, that happens sometimes: "He is CEO of CocaCola Amatil; Obama is President of the US; She is Chief Surgeon at the army base."
These all omit the definite article.

But there has to be a complement? And they just omit the definite article?

 

[tom3m]

NOT A TEACHER

I started a similar thread once. It might be useful as well: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/175090-no-article-before-countable-noun.html