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

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EleventhHour@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

“You have something on your face; go take a look in the mirror” is just as grammatically correct in English

yes, but only if you’re referring to a specific mirror. so, “go look in the mirror” would be appropriate if you’re also indicating to/pointing at a mirror, or there’s been a specific mirror under discussion already (or if the audience already knew there was only one mirror they could be referring to.)

also, it’s not technically a grammatical error, but one of poor style/form.

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