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“A crypto executive…” not “the crypto executive”
by quantified 5y ago
“A crypto executive…” not “the crypto executive”
- smt88 5y agoI don't know if you're a native English speaker or not, but "The Crypto Executive..." is correct here and a common usage of a definite article. It means "one in particular" rather than "the only". It's similar to The Fox & The Hound. It doesn't imply that either one is the only fox or the only hound.
- quantified 5y agoThank you, even a native speaker can be learning nuance of usage and conventions, at any stage of life. Actually, I was trying, in a subtle fashion, to suggest that deceptive crypto executives aren’t as rare as “the” would imply if you took “the” literally. However, I’m often too terse and omit the markers that allow my point to get across.