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keitra | 00:24 Fri 12th Jun 2009 | Phrases & Sayings
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Which is correct?

This is (a, the)letter that I have written, just a moment ago, to the President.
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"This is the letter..." seems correct.
00:28 Fri 12th Jun 2009
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If you'd already mentioned it you could say 'the letter' (ie the letter you'd just talked about); if it was the first time you'd brought it up, 'a letter' would be better.
00:29 Fri 12th Jun 2009
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Both of these are correct.
08:43 Fri 12th Jun 2009
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"The" is used for a definite item. "A" could be one of many.

For example, "this is the lady I married" implies you only have one wife, whereas "this is A lady I married" implies you have had more than one wife.
08:45 Fri 12th Jun 2009
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Totally agree with another-view
02:52 Sat 13th Jun 2009

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