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Originally Posted by Yanto
is it necessary to use the word "The" when you mention something like
"Let's welcome Allan from the US"
"Let's welcome Elena from the Philippines"
"Let's welcome Megan from the UK"
And why can't/don't we use "the" for other countries?
"Let's welcome Mandy from the China"
"Let's welcome Amy from the Norway"
Is it because of how the sentence sound?
I hope you know what I am trying to explain...
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Because USA = the United
States Of America. The UK = the United
Kingdom. As about China, Norway etc - these are just simple names (like John, Bill or Ivan). The articles can not be applied to them. That's very simple IMHO
