Comment on Why do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"
yoevli@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My assumption would be that it’s because we don’t really look at mirrors per se but rather the reflection in them, so the definite article is indicating the fungibility of the mirror itself. This total speculation on my part though and I might be totally wrong.
criitz@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
I like this interpretation. Fungible is a great way to describe the function of the physical mirror in the phrasing.