HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
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(the) Boston Harbor
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World History the Easy Way: A.D. 1500 to the Present
Author: Charles A. Frazee
CliffsNotes GED Cram Plan
Authors: Murray Shukyn, Dale E. Shuttleworth
Which is correct, "the Boston Harbor" or "Boston Harbor"?
World History the Easy Way: A.D. 1500 to the Present
Author: Charles A. Frazee
CliffsNotes GED Cram Plan
Authors: Murray Shukyn, Dale E. Shuttleworth
Which is correct, "the Boston Harbor" or "Boston Harbor"?
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"Boston Harbor" is correct, and so is "the Boston harbor". I would advise against "the Boston Harbor". "Boston Harbor" sounds like the official, proper name of the harbor.
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"Boston Harbor" is correct, and so is "the Boston harbor". I would advise against "the Boston Harbor". "Boston Harbor" sounds like the official, proper name of the harbor. When a proper noun is made up of a proper noun followed by a common noun, zero article is normally used:
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