tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post4119147796746095244..comments2023-12-10T16:30:24.965+00:00Comments on Max Atkinson's Blog: Planning to say 'um' and 'uh'Max Atkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06163447049027217653noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-43025500500618938962009-05-29T16:40:58.253+01:002009-05-29T16:40:58.253+01:00Not sure I agree that it is easy for foreigners to...Not sure I agree that it is easy for foreigners to grasp our use of 'the' and 'a' and when not to use them. <br /><br />Sure they have no endings. But eg Poles/Slavs/Russians have no equivalents of 'the' and 'a', so even getting across to them the subtle differences in meaning between eg the following is v tricky:<br /><br />- Yesterday I passed the cinema<br />- Yesterday I passed a cinema<br />- The cinema is always a good way to relax<br />- A cinema need not be well designed<br />- Cinema is a cool art form<br />- Cinemas are so outdated<br />- The cinemas here are so outdated<br /><br />As for Hillary Clinton, see my posting on www.charlescrawford.bizCharles Crawfordhttp://www.charlescrawford.biznoreply@blogger.com