Comment on Why do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"
ALERT@sh.itjust.works 1 year agohow about “going to the doctor”? :D
Comment on Why do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"
ALERT@sh.itjust.works 1 year agohow about “going to the doctor”? :D
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 1 year ago
We say “the doctor” when talking about the concept of a doctor. We tend say “my doctor” and not “the doctor” when talking about what our respective doctor told us. Kind of like how we refer to the clock as “my clock” when we notice a difference to the universally accepted concept.
ALERT@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
so “a” is universal for clock, but “the” is universal for doctor :D