Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 22 days agoWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"message-squaremessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down110
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·21 days agoDo you think maybe ‘a mirror’ refers to actually visually looking at a mirror and ‘the mirror’ refers to taking inventory of yourself? Unless there’s actually a mirror nearby that you’re referring to.
Do you think maybe ‘a mirror’ refers to actually visually looking at a mirror and ‘the mirror’ refers to taking inventory of yourself? Unless there’s actually a mirror nearby that you’re referring to.