It seems, though, like they could safely leave "the" off in most cases -- "I have measles/flu" is correct, while "I have the asthma" sounds funny. (The "a" examples all seems to have to do with modifying an ordinary noun, like "condition" or "back".)
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Date: 2004-12-21 03:20 pm (UTC)It seems, though, like they could safely leave "the" off in most cases -- "I have measles/flu" is correct, while "I have the asthma" sounds funny. (The "a" examples all seems to have to do with modifying an ordinary noun, like "condition" or "back".)