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Sep 05, 2022 - 06:48 PM
It shouldn't make a big difference one way or the other. In the movie The Social Network, Sean Parker famously asks Mark Zuckerberg: Do you want to use a site known as Facebook or The Facebook?
They go with TheFacebook.com because the domain name Facebook.com was not available at the time. When they are big enough to afford it, they eventually purchase Facebook.com and change the company's name.
Other names/brands that come to mind include:
The Ohio State University. Apparently they've been trying to force everyone to always use "The"
The Corporation: Famous poker syndicate. They would definitely lose some notoriety without the "the" in their name
They go with TheFacebook.com because the domain name Facebook.com was not available at the time. When they are big enough to afford it, they eventually purchase Facebook.com and change the company's name.
Other names/brands that come to mind include:
The Ohio State University. Apparently they've been trying to force everyone to always use "The"
The Corporation: Famous poker syndicate. They would definitely lose some notoriety without the "the" in their name
Sep 10, 2022 - 02:34 PM
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Never thought much about it. Pubs are very often called "The" something. I think that's because of the sign they used, like "The King's Head". If someone said "I will meet you in King's Head" I would imagine it to be a place. Interesting.I think we are in urgent need of an etymologist.
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This article argues for it.
"The most commonly-used word in English might only have three letters – but it packs a punch." https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
It makes sense since "The" imbues importance to any word. A word gets power in people's mind once "The" is used.
Never thought much about it. Pubs are very often called "The" something. I think that's because of the sign they used, like "The King's Head". If someone said "I will meet you in King's Head" I would imagine it to be a place. Interesting.I think we are in urgent need of an etymologist.
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This article argues for it.
"The most commonly-used word in English might only have three letters – but it packs a punch." https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/2...
It makes sense since "The" imbues importance to any word. A word gets power in people's mind once "The" is used.
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