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Re:Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried with the 'Iliad' by psychoslave on Friday May 22, 2026 @03:43AM (#48233127)
First of all, do as you please, really. Just be aware that on the other side it might feel surprising/awkward.

"The mummy in the fine article" is very aligned with the usual "preposition before article", while "the the fine article mummy" is apomediary¹ with its "article before article" structure.

¹ Distant from mean/median practices.

Re:Archaeologists Find Egyptian Mummy Buried with the 'Iliad' by brudgers on Friday May 22, 2026 @11:30AM (#48237270)
I was fairly aware of what I was doing. I was having fun writing for the part of HN that enjoys reading things like what I wrote.

Everything is not for everybody.

The more generous a person is regarding what they accept, the more things are for them.