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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 8:11 pm
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Use of the definite article in common usage of country's name
...and the outsider's perceived level of arrogance amongst the countrymen.

The first ones that come to mind are La Argentina and La France. I was really surprised how often the definite article is used in Argentina. [It is kind of hard to compare countries where initials are used, such as the USA or the UK]. You don't hear other spanish speaking countries using the definite article. I don't know about others. Thoughts? Discussion?
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