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Interesting example Posted by Gene N [Email] (#1094) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Gene N) on Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:04:40 In Reply to: Re: what's wrong with that?, Siegfried, Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:57:41 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I'll see what I can do.
"as a Head of State" tells me that any head of state (meaning in any country) has the authority to imprison John Milton.
"as the Head of State" tells me that the head of a specific state (meaning the country of the speaker) has the authority to imprison John Milton. The speaker makes no claim of this authority being universal.
"a" can be one of many, while "the" with a singular noun is one.
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