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1) "The" -- As to the flu 1the Pronunciation: before consonants usually [th]&, before vowels usually [th]E, sometime before vowels also [th]&; for emphasis before titles and names or to suggest uniqueness often '[th]E Function: definite article Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thE, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article, alteration (influenced by oblique cases -- as thæs, genitive -- & neuter, thæt) of sE; akin to Greek ho, masculine demonstrative pronoun & definite article -- more at THAT 1 a -- used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance <put the cat out> b -- used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is a unique or a particular member of its class <the President> <the Lord> c -- used as a function word before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass <the night is cold> d -- used as a function word before a noun denoting time to indicate reference to what is present or immediate or is under consideration <in the future> e -- used as a function word before names of some parts of the body or of the clothing as an equivalent of a possessive adjective <how's the arm today> f -- used as a function word before the name of a branch of human endeavor or proficiency <the law> g -- used as a function word in prepositional phrases to indicate that the noun in the phrase serves as a basis for computation <sold by the dozen> h -- used as a function word before a proper name (as of a ship or a well-known building) <the Mayflower> i -- used as a function word before a proper name to indicate the distinctive characteristics of a person or thing <the John Doe that we know wouldn't lie> j -- used as a function word before the plural form o An article is usually a word that is next to a noun or any word that modifies a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun.[1] Articles can have various functions[2] a definite article (English the) is used before singular and plural nouns that refer to a particular member of a group. (The cat on the mat is black.) an indefinite article (English a, an) is used before singular nouns that refer to any member of a group. (A cat is a mammal). a partitive article indicates an indefinite quantity of a mass noun; there is no partitive article in English, though the words some or any often have that function. An example is French du / de la / des, as in Voulez-vous du café ? ("Do you want some coffee?" or "Do you want coffee?") a zero article is the absence of an article (e.g. English indefinite plural), used in some languages in contrast with the presence of one. Linguists hypothesize the absence as a zero article based on the X-bar theory. See also: Definiteness The Commonest Word in the Language: The social role of the word "the" ..." 2) "Flu" -- As to the flu flu Pronunciation: 'flü Function: noun Etymology: by shortening 1 : INFLUENZA 2 : any of several virus diseases marked especially by respiratory or intestinal symptoms - flu-like /'flü-"lIk/ adjective Pronunciation Symbols Influenza Classification & external resources TEM of negatively stained influenza virons, magnified approximately 70,000 times ICD-10 J10., J11. ICD-9 487 DiseasesDB 6791 MedlinePlus 000080 eMedicine med/1170  ped/3006 Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is an infectious disease of birds and mammals caused by an RNA virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses). In humans, common symptoms of influenza infection are fever, nausea, vomiting, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, and weakness and fatigue.[1] In more serious cases, influenza causes pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly in young children and the elderly. Sometimes confused with the common cold, influenza is a much more severe disease and is caused by a different type of virus.[2] Similarly, the unrelated gastroenteritis is sometimes called "stomach flu" or "24-hour flu". Typically, influenza is transmitted from infected mammals through the air by coughs or sneezes, creating aerosols containing the virus, and from infected birds through their droppings. Influenza can also be transmitted by saliva, nasal secretions, feces and blood. Infections occur through contact with these bodily fluids or with contaminated surfaces. Flu viruses can remain infectious for about one week at human body temperature, over 30 days at 0 °C (32 °F), and indefinitely at very low temperatures (such as lakes in northeast Siberia). 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