English Thread

In this thread, we attempt to learn to read, write, and speak English, a language which would be very useful to know. It is widely spoken throughout the world.

Do you speak English? Are you fluent? What resources did you use to learn? Can you give some examples in this thread? Posts some useful links.

Let's help each other out and learn a new language.

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Imagine the difference between the sentences "I heard of it the second time" and "I heard of it a second time", and you can begin to see why indefinites are proper here.

Regarding the second of your examples, to say "it was a first in the industry" highlights the nascence of the creation among all others directly or indirectly related. To say "it was the first in the industry" is to show that is was chronologically first, that never before had these materials been so extensively used.