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I need to fix a title of an article: which sentence is correct?
- History of Wall Calendar Design
- History of the Wall Calendar Design
- History of the Wall Calendar
- History of Wall Calendar
where the article talks about the story of how the design of the wall calendar has evolved thru history...
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I need to fix a title of an article: which sentence is correct?
- History of Wall Calendar Design
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- History of the Wall Calendar
- History of Wall Calendar
where the article talks about the story of how the design of the wall calendar has evolved thru history...
thanks
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I need to fix a title of an article: which sentence is correct?
- History of Wall Calendar Design
- History of the Wall Calendar Design
- History of the Wall Calendar
- History of Wall Calendar
where the article talks about the story of how the design of the wall calendar has evolved thru history...
thanks
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asked Oct 10 at 2:11
Francesco
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I need to fix a title of an article: which sentence is correct?
- History of Wall Calendar Design
- History of the Wall Calendar Design
- History of the Wall Calendar
- History of Wall Calendar
where the article talks about the story of how the design of the wall calendar has evolved thru history...
thanks
expressions nouns articles title
expressions nouns articles title
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This question can be answered with another question: What are you trying to say?
Let us assume that you are writing for a museum, and in that museum there is a centrepiece, the wall calendar that is somehow notable, you are writing an article about it and you would correctly title it «History of the wall calendar». You would use «the» in the title because we should already know which specific wall calendar you are going to talk about.
However, more likely possibility is that you are writing about the whole concept of wall calendars, and how that conceptual wall calendar has changed through the years (decades, centuries). In that case I would use the «History of wall calendar» since there is no one specific calendar that has survived all that time, but the concept of putting calendars on walls has.
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
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the latter, you are correct. but what about title #1 ? i want to be sure the subject of the article (for a design magazine) is about the design evolution... not the use of it in people's life...
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 3:12
History of wall calendar is ungrammatical. If you are going to drop the article, it should be history of wall calendars (plural). I also disagree that the definite article can only refer to an identified, instantiated object. You can still say history of the wall calendar and be talking about wall calendars in general. Actually, if referring to an specific centrepiece, the article would most likely read history of this wall calendar.)
– Jason Bassford
Oct 10 at 6:47
ok let's focus on the design part. forget #3 and #4. which one is correct between #1 and #2? the article is centered around DESIGN, around calendar design, not calendars ad object
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 14:30
@JasonBassford «History of wall calendars» says something different, it says that you are studying different individual calendars as they have appeared in history, not the evolution of the concept itself. Compare «Opposition to war», «Opposition to the war», «Opposition to wars».
– v010dya
Oct 11 at 5:58
@v010dya You can say history of the wall calendar, history of wall calendars, or history of this wall calendar. But you cannot say history of wall calendar (without the definite article).
– Jason Bassford
Oct 11 at 6:02
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This question can be answered with another question: What are you trying to say?
Let us assume that you are writing for a museum, and in that museum there is a centrepiece, the wall calendar that is somehow notable, you are writing an article about it and you would correctly title it «History of the wall calendar». You would use «the» in the title because we should already know which specific wall calendar you are going to talk about.
However, more likely possibility is that you are writing about the whole concept of wall calendars, and how that conceptual wall calendar has changed through the years (decades, centuries). In that case I would use the «History of wall calendar» since there is no one specific calendar that has survived all that time, but the concept of putting calendars on walls has.
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
v010dya
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the latter, you are correct. but what about title #1 ? i want to be sure the subject of the article (for a design magazine) is about the design evolution... not the use of it in people's life...
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 3:12
History of wall calendar is ungrammatical. If you are going to drop the article, it should be history of wall calendars (plural). I also disagree that the definite article can only refer to an identified, instantiated object. You can still say history of the wall calendar and be talking about wall calendars in general. Actually, if referring to an specific centrepiece, the article would most likely read history of this wall calendar.)
– Jason Bassford
Oct 10 at 6:47
ok let's focus on the design part. forget #3 and #4. which one is correct between #1 and #2? the article is centered around DESIGN, around calendar design, not calendars ad object
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 14:30
@JasonBassford «History of wall calendars» says something different, it says that you are studying different individual calendars as they have appeared in history, not the evolution of the concept itself. Compare «Opposition to war», «Opposition to the war», «Opposition to wars».
– v010dya
Oct 11 at 5:58
@v010dya You can say history of the wall calendar, history of wall calendars, or history of this wall calendar. But you cannot say history of wall calendar (without the definite article).
– Jason Bassford
Oct 11 at 6:02
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This question can be answered with another question: What are you trying to say?
Let us assume that you are writing for a museum, and in that museum there is a centrepiece, the wall calendar that is somehow notable, you are writing an article about it and you would correctly title it «History of the wall calendar». You would use «the» in the title because we should already know which specific wall calendar you are going to talk about.
However, more likely possibility is that you are writing about the whole concept of wall calendars, and how that conceptual wall calendar has changed through the years (decades, centuries). In that case I would use the «History of wall calendar» since there is no one specific calendar that has survived all that time, but the concept of putting calendars on walls has.
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
v010dya
3093518
the latter, you are correct. but what about title #1 ? i want to be sure the subject of the article (for a design magazine) is about the design evolution... not the use of it in people's life...
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 3:12
History of wall calendar is ungrammatical. If you are going to drop the article, it should be history of wall calendars (plural). I also disagree that the definite article can only refer to an identified, instantiated object. You can still say history of the wall calendar and be talking about wall calendars in general. Actually, if referring to an specific centrepiece, the article would most likely read history of this wall calendar.)
– Jason Bassford
Oct 10 at 6:47
ok let's focus on the design part. forget #3 and #4. which one is correct between #1 and #2? the article is centered around DESIGN, around calendar design, not calendars ad object
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 14:30
@JasonBassford «History of wall calendars» says something different, it says that you are studying different individual calendars as they have appeared in history, not the evolution of the concept itself. Compare «Opposition to war», «Opposition to the war», «Opposition to wars».
– v010dya
Oct 11 at 5:58
@v010dya You can say history of the wall calendar, history of wall calendars, or history of this wall calendar. But you cannot say history of wall calendar (without the definite article).
– Jason Bassford
Oct 11 at 6:02
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This question can be answered with another question: What are you trying to say?
Let us assume that you are writing for a museum, and in that museum there is a centrepiece, the wall calendar that is somehow notable, you are writing an article about it and you would correctly title it «History of the wall calendar». You would use «the» in the title because we should already know which specific wall calendar you are going to talk about.
However, more likely possibility is that you are writing about the whole concept of wall calendars, and how that conceptual wall calendar has changed through the years (decades, centuries). In that case I would use the «History of wall calendar» since there is no one specific calendar that has survived all that time, but the concept of putting calendars on walls has.
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
v010dya
3093518
This question can be answered with another question: What are you trying to say?
Let us assume that you are writing for a museum, and in that museum there is a centrepiece, the wall calendar that is somehow notable, you are writing an article about it and you would correctly title it «History of the wall calendar». You would use «the» in the title because we should already know which specific wall calendar you are going to talk about.
However, more likely possibility is that you are writing about the whole concept of wall calendars, and how that conceptual wall calendar has changed through the years (decades, centuries). In that case I would use the «History of wall calendar» since there is no one specific calendar that has survived all that time, but the concept of putting calendars on walls has.
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
v010dya
3093518
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
v010dya
3093518
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
v010dya
3093518
answered Oct 10 at 2:27
v010dya
3093518
3093518
the latter, you are correct. but what about title #1 ? i want to be sure the subject of the article (for a design magazine) is about the design evolution... not the use of it in people's life...
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 3:12
History of wall calendar is ungrammatical. If you are going to drop the article, it should be history of wall calendars (plural). I also disagree that the definite article can only refer to an identified, instantiated object. You can still say history of the wall calendar and be talking about wall calendars in general. Actually, if referring to an specific centrepiece, the article would most likely read history of this wall calendar.)
– Jason Bassford
Oct 10 at 6:47
ok let's focus on the design part. forget #3 and #4. which one is correct between #1 and #2? the article is centered around DESIGN, around calendar design, not calendars ad object
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 14:30
@JasonBassford «History of wall calendars» says something different, it says that you are studying different individual calendars as they have appeared in history, not the evolution of the concept itself. Compare «Opposition to war», «Opposition to the war», «Opposition to wars».
– v010dya
Oct 11 at 5:58
@v010dya You can say history of the wall calendar, history of wall calendars, or history of this wall calendar. But you cannot say history of wall calendar (without the definite article).
– Jason Bassford
Oct 11 at 6:02
|
show 5 more comments
the latter, you are correct. but what about title #1 ? i want to be sure the subject of the article (for a design magazine) is about the design evolution... not the use of it in people's life...
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 3:12
History of wall calendar is ungrammatical. If you are going to drop the article, it should be history of wall calendars (plural). I also disagree that the definite article can only refer to an identified, instantiated object. You can still say history of the wall calendar and be talking about wall calendars in general. Actually, if referring to an specific centrepiece, the article would most likely read history of this wall calendar.)
– Jason Bassford
Oct 10 at 6:47
ok let's focus on the design part. forget #3 and #4. which one is correct between #1 and #2? the article is centered around DESIGN, around calendar design, not calendars ad object
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 14:30
@JasonBassford «History of wall calendars» says something different, it says that you are studying different individual calendars as they have appeared in history, not the evolution of the concept itself. Compare «Opposition to war», «Opposition to the war», «Opposition to wars».
– v010dya
Oct 11 at 5:58
@v010dya You can say history of the wall calendar, history of wall calendars, or history of this wall calendar. But you cannot say history of wall calendar (without the definite article).
– Jason Bassford
Oct 11 at 6:02
the latter, you are correct. but what about title #1 ? i want to be sure the subject of the article (for a design magazine) is about the design evolution... not the use of it in people's life...
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 3:12
the latter, you are correct. but what about title #1 ? i want to be sure the subject of the article (for a design magazine) is about the design evolution... not the use of it in people's life...
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 3:12
History of wall calendar is ungrammatical. If you are going to drop the article, it should be history of wall calendars (plural). I also disagree that the definite article can only refer to an identified, instantiated object. You can still say history of the wall calendar and be talking about wall calendars in general. Actually, if referring to an specific centrepiece, the article would most likely read history of this wall calendar.)
– Jason Bassford
Oct 10 at 6:47
History of wall calendar is ungrammatical. If you are going to drop the article, it should be history of wall calendars (plural). I also disagree that the definite article can only refer to an identified, instantiated object. You can still say history of the wall calendar and be talking about wall calendars in general. Actually, if referring to an specific centrepiece, the article would most likely read history of this wall calendar.)
– Jason Bassford
Oct 10 at 6:47
ok let's focus on the design part. forget #3 and #4. which one is correct between #1 and #2? the article is centered around DESIGN, around calendar design, not calendars ad object
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 14:30
ok let's focus on the design part. forget #3 and #4. which one is correct between #1 and #2? the article is centered around DESIGN, around calendar design, not calendars ad object
– Francesco
Oct 10 at 14:30
@JasonBassford «History of wall calendars» says something different, it says that you are studying different individual calendars as they have appeared in history, not the evolution of the concept itself. Compare «Opposition to war», «Opposition to the war», «Opposition to wars».
– v010dya
Oct 11 at 5:58
@JasonBassford «History of wall calendars» says something different, it says that you are studying different individual calendars as they have appeared in history, not the evolution of the concept itself. Compare «Opposition to war», «Opposition to the war», «Opposition to wars».
– v010dya
Oct 11 at 5:58
@v010dya You can say history of the wall calendar, history of wall calendars, or history of this wall calendar. But you cannot say history of wall calendar (without the definite article).
– Jason Bassford
Oct 11 at 6:02
@v010dya You can say history of the wall calendar, history of wall calendars, or history of this wall calendar. But you cannot say history of wall calendar (without the definite article).
– Jason Bassford
Oct 11 at 6:02
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