“Finally a name you can TRUST NIXON”
“Finally a name you can TRUST NIXON”
I took this phrase from the movie “Minions”, and it was written on a big wall sign of Nixon.
I think “the name” would suit better because it’s obviously talking about Nixon not talking about an anonymous person.
Why did they use an "a" there instead of "the"?
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Answers · 6
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It is saying something like 'unlike all the other people, you can trust Nixon'. So the indefinite article is used because it It is referring to one name among many. It is intended to be ironic and humorous, because Nixon here is almost certainly referring to President Nixon, a president of the USA in the 1970's who resigned from office after being involved in a scandal and dishonesty (look up 'the Watergate Scandal')
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Thanks Jerry Graham for your comment.
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Thanks a lot Bramwell for your help!
Yeah that's ironic!
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Bramwell is correct in his explanation.
Note: “Finally, a name you can TRUST, NIXON”
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It is saying something like 'unlike all the other people, you can trust Nixon'. So the indefinite article is used because it It is referring to one name among many. It is intended to be ironic and humorous, because Nixon here is almost certainly referring to President Nixon, a president of the USA in the 1970's who resigned from office after being involved in a scandal and dishonesty (look up 'the Watergate Scandal')
Sorry, this was meant to be an answer, but I commented by mistake and cannot delete it
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