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Originally Posted by saltysplash
Can I just be a bit of a pedant and remind all folks that HMS is a title and therefore to say " the HMS Rodney" is incorrect.......the correct use is "I turned the corner and there I saw HMS Rodney".......if you wish to use the definate article 'the' then please omit HMS and say...."I turned the corner and there I saw 'The Rodney'.
Cheers chums...pedant mode off
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Thanks for clarifying. I, for one, never learned the proper use of articles, which is obvious from my posts.