Only Jesus.....
Did you know that? I've heard an interesting story from one of my friends.
"Only Jesus can bear THE cross"
English has articles such as "the, a/an". To foreigners, and also to me too, it sounds strange and difficult to understand. In the sentence above, the cross means symbol of salvation, so anyone can not do the same thing as Jesus. Oh, God! how surprising the existence of article is! Only to put "the" , it gives special meaning to them. It is very interesting, for sure right?
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Thank you for teaching. I got it!
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This happens a'lot when referring to special creatures as well. Like in Greek mythology, there's "the Kraken" and "the Minotaur", and many other examples. Mostly because they are singular and no other instance of that name is occuring/existing.
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I agree with you. When I read Japanese written by a person from another country, it gives me new ideas of Japanese. "It's a so good expression" like that.
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It is very interesting! Haha, I have to admit, though, I've never thought of it that way! It is always interesting to see someone's thoughts on English when it is not their first language.
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