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Old 11-23-2011, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Humerox [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
Not always. Articles "a" and "the" can change context dignificantly.

Also:

The Chicago Manual of Style:

In current usage, the referent of a lowercased "holocaust" is rarely the Nazi murders, while the core referent of a capitalized "Holocaust" is almost invariably the Judeocide of the Nazi camps.
Can you tell me why I have just won this argument?