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Definite article principles in English are described under “Use of articles”. The, as in phrases like “the more the better”, has a distinct origin and etymology and by chance has evolved to be identical to the definite article. The and that are common developments from the same Old English system. Cambridge University, but the University of Cambridge. This usage is in decline, The Gambia remains recommended whereas use of the Argentine for Argentina is considered old-fashioned. Barred thorn: the earliest abbreviation, it is used in manuscripts in the Old English language. Middle English manuscripts for “þe” and “þat” respectively.
Occasional proposals have been made by individuals for an abbreviation. Grant included in their classic printers’ handbook Typographical Printing-Surfaces, a proposal for a letter similar to Ħ to represent “Th”, thus abbreviating “the” to ħe. The word “The” itself, capitalised, is used as an abbreviation in Commonwealth countries for the honorific title “The Right Honourable”, as in e. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma”, short for “The Right Honourable Earl Mountbatten of Burma”, or “The Prince Charles”. English Letter Frequency Counts: Mayzner Revisited”. Why is it called The Hague?
Countries: Designations and abbreviations to use”. Using ‘the’ with the Names of Countries”. List of Countries, Territories and Currencies”. Swan, Michael How English Works, p. In Titles and Forms of Address, 21st ed.
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