• where_am_i@sh.itjust.works
    92·
    9 months ago

    Great, this finally explains why there’s a difference between “a” and “the”.

    The question is incorrect. He should’ve asked “can I take the picture”. And would’ve obviously received a no.

    I don’t go to parties.

    • reev@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      171·
      9 months ago

      He could mean “one of the pictures” and then the phrasing would be correct.

      • where_am_i@sh.itjust.works
        1·
        9 months ago

        I don’t see any other pictures in picture. Although, given the context of an art gallery, this would probably make sense.

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
        14·
        9 months ago

        Even if there is only one picture, it is still a picture, so the question is still grammatically correct. It’s just deliberately ambiguous. I am taking this stand.

        Knocks over a statue and walks away with the stand