заполните пропуск артиклями .... Ted shell is...worker
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JanuaryFebruary: generally yes, you're right but sometimes we do to emphasise that this is the person we were talking about, look at the example:
- this is Ted
- really? THE Ted?
- yes, THE Ted
of course to use it in the above metnioned way a specific context must be provided, which doesn't refer to the question given by 2009aminamalina :)