What's the difference between "a" and "the" in the following sentence?
This is a/the story of a little girl in a wheelchair called Susan who laughs, sings, flies and swings – just like every other little girl.
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3The story of [name] usually implies an account of who the person is, what kind of life they have led or the most significant thing that has happened to them. A story of/about [name] could be just one of a character's many adventures. – Kate Bunting Jun 14 '21 at 10:25
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1Both forms occur, but story of a* girl who* has occurred significantly more often in print than story of the* girl who. Having said that, it would rarely make much if any difference to the meaning. Let's face it, even the story of a woman who gave birth to Jesus* is "acceptable", even though there was obviously *only ever one*. – FumbleFingers Jun 14 '21 at 13:15
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5Does this answer your question? ‘tell a story’ or ‘tell the story’ in a single sentence. Also The|A story|ies about James and Susie? – FumbleFingers Jun 14 '21 at 13:18