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>the entire Ukraine The definite article 'the' is considered derogatory when used with Ukraine [0]. [0]: http://www.infoukes.com/faq/the_ukraine/ http://www.i
by ThePowerOfFuet 5y ago
>the entire Ukraine
The definite article 'the' is considered derogatory when used with Ukraine [0].
[0]: http://www.infoukes.com/faq/the_ukraine/ http://www.infoukes.com/faq/the_ukraine/
- necovek 5y agoFWIW, I used "the" with "entire": while I am not a native English speaker nor intimately familiar with the grammar, "in entire <whatever-country>" without the definite article sounds out of place to me. You can see that I did not use "the" when referring only to Ukraine in a sibling comment.
- dragonwriter 5y agoIn English, a more idiomatic way of expressing what you seem to intend with “the entire Ukraine” would be “the entirety of Ukraine” or “the whole of Ukraine”; what you actually wrote is applying a modifier (which happens to go between the article and the noun) to “the Ukraine”, and is out of place exactly to the extent that “the Ukraine” without the modifier is.
- necovek 5y agoThanks for the explanation! I'll try to keep an eye out for this nuance! It still sounds weird to just say "entire Ukraine" so I wonder if that would carry the same meaning as "the entirety of Ukraine"?