694 - Country Names and “The”: The Ukraine or Ukraine. Theater Idioms.

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

4.5 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 13 minutes

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You used to hear people say "the Ukraine," but now it's just "Ukraine." We know why! Plus, in honor of the Tony Awards, we talk about idioms from the theater. LINKS AND SPONSORS | How to Be Yourself Book: http://bit.ly/beyourselfgrammar | Bombas: https://bombas.com/grammar | Campfire Pro: http://campfiretechnology CODE: QUICKNDIRTY | Grammar Girl Email Newsletter: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/newsletters | Graduation Sweepstakes: http://bit.ly/qdtlifeaftercollege | Grammar Girl's AP style webinar: http://bit.ly/GrammarWebinar2019 | GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME | Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/iPadGrammarPop | For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopMobile | GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS | http://bit.ly/GrammarPopBooks | GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK | VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:04.8	Grammar girl, here I'm in Yonfocardy,
0:06.9	and you can think of me as your friendly guide
0:08.8	to the English language, writing, history,
0:11.4	rules, and cool stuff.
0:13.3	Today I have a segment about why you might hear a country
0:16.1	referred to as both Ukraine and the Ukraine.
0:21.2	Another segment about idioms from the theater
0:23.3	in honor of the Tony Awards and a family act story.
0:27.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:28.7	Ukraine has been in the news a lot lately,
0:32.2	but if you're a bit on the older side,
0:34.3	you may remember that it used to be more common
0:36.8	to call it the Ukraine, with that article in front,
0:40.2	the Ukraine.
0:42.0	Have you ever wondered why some countries have the in the name
0:45.9	and others don't?
0:47.6	Why is it the Philippines, but simply Greece?
0:51.2	Why is it the Netherlands, but simply India?
0:54.8	Is it really so simple that we just don't add
0:57.0	the definite article, the, to Greece and India?
1:01.0	Most countries don't take a definite article, of course,
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