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   From: rcpj@panix.com   
      
   In article ,   
   HenHanna   wrote:   
   >   
   >  In the common saying "demain il fera jour," the article "le" is indeed   
   >omitted.   
   >   
   >Here's the breakdown:   
   >   
   >            "Demain, il fera le jour" is grammatically correct,   
   >       as "jour" is masculine and referring to a specific day (tomorrow).   
      
   Yes, but it does not mean what you think. "Demain, il fera le jour" would   
   mean something like "Tomorrow he (god, maybe?) will create the day", which   
   is grammatical, but nonsensical outside a science-fiction story. In the   
   saying, "jour" is not definite, hence no "le".   
      
   Pierre   
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