I mean, when you use the country in a sentence like "I'm going to the Philippines" or "She's in the Philippines", there's always the "the" part... In turn, you can't say "I'm going to Philippines" because it'll sound absurd.
I think that the Philippines is the only country that you begin with "the"... (Besides "the" United States or "the" United Kingdom of course)
Maybe becasue it's an archipelago country, with many islands? But what about Japan or Indonesia, they are archipelago countries too, but we don't say "The Japan" nor "The Indonesia"...
Or is it has something to do with naming the country from a king (King Philip II of Spain)... that's why it's gotta have the "the"...
*going nuts*
Have a nice day, people!
2007-08-24
22:09:14
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