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Hi, Ardith Hinton! -> Alexander Koryagin
I read your message from 02.02.2022 23:36

 AK>> Olly Richards, author of the "Teach Youself Foreign Language
 AK>> Graded Readers" series, speaks eight languages and is the man
 AK>> behind the popular language learning blog "I Will Teach You a
 AK>> Language."

 AK>> Why is the subj "old stuff"? Because I ask you why there is
 AK>> no "the" article before "author".



 AH> I mentioned awhile ago that "the" may be optional in a sentence
 AH> like "Mrs. Grant is currently in [the] hospital." AFAIK it wouldn't
 AH> be incorrect to add "the" in this case... but in a journalistic
 AH> style it might be omitted.

Is "the" in "Bill Clinton, the President of United States of America" correct?

Bye, Ardith!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2022
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