I can’t find an answer and it’s doing my head in.
If one is talking about the British Empire and solely about the British empire, you could talk about “the enpire”.
But more often than not “the” gets dropped and people talk about “empire”.
Now, I’ve stumbled upon it in a very different place. The whole subject is about empires. So, it’s not referring to an obvious, singular entity.
And even here, they often drop “the”.
So along the lines of: “When people talk about empire, they often think them unsuccesful.”
To the best of my knowledge, the empire in that sentence should have “the” in front of it, or it should be plural.
Yet... often... it’s just like that!
Can anyone explain this to me? I can’t find a bloody answer anywhere and it is doing my noggin’ in.
Cheers!
@shavixmir saiddrugs can cause strange thoughts 😳
I can’t find an answer and it’s doing my head in.
If one is talking about the British Empire and solely about the British empire, you could talk about “the enpire”.
But more often than not “the” gets dropped and people talk about “empire”.
Now, I’ve stumbled upon it in a very different place. The whole subject is about empires. So, it’s not referring to an obvious, ...[text shortened]... explain this to me? I can’t find a bloody answer anywhere and it is doing my noggin’ in.
Cheers!
@shavixmir saidIf this is a serious question.
I can’t find an answer and it’s doing my head in.
Cheers!
I'd consider "empire" without a definite article to be talking about the concept
of empire. "The Empire" would be talking about a specific empire.
@wolfgang59 saidIt’s a very serious question.
If this is a serious question.
I'd consider "empire" without a definite article to be talking about the concept
of empire. "The Empire" would be talking about a specific empire.
So, you’re suggesting that empire (without a definate article) should be considered as an ism (like imperialism)?
@shavixmir saidIt’s like talking about “the Democracy” vs just “Democracy”.
I can’t find an answer and it’s doing my head in.
If one is talking about the British Empire and solely about the British empire, you could talk about “the enpire”.
But more often than not “the” gets dropped and people talk about “empire”.
Now, I’ve stumbled upon it in a very different place. The whole subject is about empires. So, it’s not referring to an obvious, ...[text shortened]... explain this to me? I can’t find a bloody answer anywhere and it is doing my noggin’ in.
Cheers!
“When people talk about Democracy...”