Comment on Why do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"

originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Grunt4019@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes I know this, the reason that I asked this question is because it is a departure from the rules laid out here. Oftentimes we say “the mirror” even though we are not referring to any specific mirror.

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  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    then the answer is 'oftentimes youre wrong'

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    • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You never said or heard “look in the mirror”? Because it’s not wrong.

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• Machindo@lemmy.ml ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thanks for this. The rules it describes were what I was thinking but I couldn’t put my finger on it.

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