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Emphasizing the definite article '''The''', typically by pronouncing it with a long "e", in front of the proper name of something is a common way to suggest importance, with several notable examples in [[Birmingham]]: | Emphasizing the definite article '''The''', typically by pronouncing it with a long "e", in front of the proper name of something is a common way to suggest importance, with several notable examples in [[Birmingham]]: | ||
==Noteworthy examples== | ==Noteworthy examples arising from marketing== | ||
* [[The Bank]] | * [[The Bank]] | ||
* [[The Club]] | * [[The Club]] | ||
* [[The Mill]] | * [[The Mill]] | ||
* [[The X]] | * [[The X]] | ||
==Recent examples arising from marketing== | |||
==Recent examples== | |||
* [[The Basement]] | * [[The Basement]] | ||
* [[The Battery]] | * [[The Battery]] | ||
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* [[The Waites]] | * [[The Waites]] | ||
* [[The Worship Center]] | * [[The Worship Center]] | ||
==Examples arising from common usage== | |||
* [[The Curve]] | |||
* [[The Garages]] | |||
==Other examples== | |||
* [[The Academy]] | |||
* [[The Fraction]] | |||
* [[The Nick]] | |||
* [[The Rage]] | |||
* [[The Strip]] | |||
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Revision as of 12:35, 20 September 2018
Emphasizing the definite article The, typically by pronouncing it with a long "e", in front of the proper name of something is a common way to suggest importance, with several notable examples in Birmingham:
Noteworthy examples arising from marketing
Recent examples arising from marketing
- The Basement
- The Battery
- The Collins
- The Essential
- The Forge
- The Frank
- The Grove
- The Hollywood
- The Pizitz
- The Plaza
- The Thomas
- The Tower
- The Vulcan (radio station)
- The Waites
- The Worship Center
Examples arising from common usage
Other examples
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