Re: the definded article and computer-related proper names

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<bddfe5cf-8d95-4111-a510-e277963e7b7d@v38g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,

By the way, it should be "definite article", not "definded article".

Tony & Einde,
Thank you!!

MR

It's after a possessive - and the firm name doesn't include an article -
the same as "Mary's cat" (no artilce).

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

Just in order that we all are more confused...
<quote>
...template instantiations. (--nothing here!--) SynaptiCAD’s
TestBencher Pro tool is one such graphical code generation and GUI-
based...
</quote>

citation from: http://www.syncad.com/pdf-docs/paper_ecn_interfacing_to_cpp.pdf
(PDF!!)

WITHOUT THE... :/

MR

On Feb 27, 3:37 pm, Molly Mockford <nospamnob...@mollymockford.me.uk>
wrote:

Thank you for your answers. Saying that I'm not English (not even
British) I just meant that English is not my mother tongue :) so I'm
much less experienced than, for example, you.

MR

At 06:29:08 on Fri, 27 Feb 2009, Marteno Rodia <marteno_rodia@o2.pl>
wrote in
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I am not an Englishman either.  I am a Scottish woman.  This does not
mean that I automatically have trouble with the language.

Although you could just say "Use cmpimgs in order to..."

So, it's a) in every case.

Hello,
I'm not an Englishman, it might be the reason why some affairs in
English are problematic for me. Let's take the defined article -
"the". Where to use it and where not? I don't mean the basic usage,
but sometimes I'm really confused. For example, if there are some
proper names. Of course, there are some rules in this case, too (I
don't usually remember all of them, but I check in Google if I can),
however, still there are some cases where I can't find the answer.

The problem is that I write a lot of technical IT-related texts at
work and, probably, I make many linguistic mistakes. So below, you can
find a few examples of problematic situations. Please, give me correct
answers!

1. Let's imagine a software tool comparing images, called "cmpimgs".
Which is correct:
a) Use the cmpimgs tool in order to... bla bla bla
b) Use (--) cmpimgs tool in order to... bla bla bla
c) Use (--) tool "cmpimgs" in order to... bla bla bla
d) Use the tool "cmpimgs" in order to... bla bla bla
For me, this situation resembles "Barbie doll", so I would say B. What
about A?

2. Another case - which is correct?
a) This information can be found in the log file "cmpimgs.log".
b) This information can be found in (--) log file "cmpimgs.log".
c) other options...

3. What would be if I hadn't put the attributive word "log"?
a) This information can be found in the file "cmpimgs.log".
b) This information can be found in (--) file "cmpimgs.log".
c) This information can be found in the "cmpimgs.log" file.
d) This information can be found in (--) "cmpimgs.log" file.
I was taught that we say "in the figure" or "in Figure 2". This is the
reason why I would say B. What about A?

Please, help me! Thank you in advance.

MR