nikolai ivanovich пишет: ↑18 июл 2020, 18:15
Ну если философски рассуждать, например, tell the truth, но tell a lie. Истина одна(единственная), поэтому THE.
С этим никто не спорит - ведь речь идёт о конкретной ситуации. Просто the truth стоит с определённым артиклем не столько потому, что она "одна единственная", сколько потому, что она - "та самая", известная обоим участникам диалога. Поэтому лучше говорить, что артикль the - это обрубок-аналог местоимений this/these, "то самое", тем более, что это соотносится и с этимологической историей.
Если же упираться в" философию", то мб непонятно, почему в некоторых контекстах встречается "истина" с неопределённым артиклем, а "ложь" бывает и с определённым:
Where were Reverend Jackson, Reverend Sharpton—all the hallelujah brothers—when a black man told a truth nobody wants to hear—that blacks and whites are equal even in their racism?
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The dwarves [in Disney's 'Snow White'] were a huge hit as they were obviously animated in being exaggerated, stretchy and squashy, but they still had a recognisable truth that came through the caricature: a lie that told a truth.
The pastor's wife, the evil gossiper, told the lie of how she doesn't use names when she's gossiping so it's not gossip
When Marcia called, Andy told the lie about Bruce being in Phoenix. Bruce asked several more ''favors'' of Andy, and Andy complied.
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