On Aug 27, 2006, at 6:01 PM, A-NO-NE Music wrote:
Apology for this OT. This list seems to be the best place I can
get the
best answer for this.
My trio's CD is in process. The group name is "Hiro Honshuku and A-
NO-
NE Trio". The publisher came back and asking to put "THE" in front
of A-
NO-NE Trio. I understand it sounds more natural to native English
speaker, but I always thought it doesn't make sense. You say The
Boston
University because Boston and University are not specific enough, but
you don't say The Harvard University because Harvard is specific.
Same
with The New England Conservatory. When they abbreviate, NEC, they
don't say The HEC because NEC is specific enough (sorta - once I got a
call for a gig. The person said he was referred me through NEC, and I
thought NEC as in Nihon Electric Company instead!). So, why do I need
"The" for A-NO-NE Trio? I am not really in a position to argue
with the
publisher, but I just wanted to understand this.
A-No-Ne may be an abbreviation of something but it isn't really an
acronym like NEC is (or maybe it is, and I just don't know what it
stands for.) Harvard is a proper name, so would not include "the",
unlike NEC, which is just an acronym. Acronyms could or could not
include "the", depending on what they are short for, and depending on
whether it is understood what they stand for.
It does sound more natural to me to include the "the" in your
example, but these usages are very inconsistent in the English
language. If you want a more complete explanation, try here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronym
On the other hand, maybe a CD name that sounds like pidgin English is
what you are looking for. It certainly worked for "All Your Base Are
Belong To Us", an underground band in Montreal a few years ago with a
certain notoriety. While checking this out on Wikipedia I found a
reference to "Engrish" (Asian-tinged dialect of English) which is a
new term to me, and sounds vaguely derogatory, or at least mocking.
If either that term or "pidgin" offends you or anyone else, I
apologise, as that was not my intention.
Christopher
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