• CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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    5 months 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.

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      5 months ago

      so “a” is universal for clock, but “the” is universal for doctor :D