nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePetteriPano@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago Technically, “the Holy Spirit” isn’t a proper noun. That’s the spirit.
That’s the spirit.