Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"message-squaremessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down110
arrow-up1116arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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.