I read news on the BBC (on its website) this morning. When I was reading the news I noticed the definite article the was missing in a sentence. As per my opinion, the reporter missed the article the. But I also thought that the reporter also had some point as he did not use the article there. So I just wanted to confirm so landed here to get some help on it.
On the website:
It also proclaimed the group's leader, XYZ (name), as caliph and
"leader for Muslims everywhere".As per my opinion it should have been:
It also proclaimed the group's leader, XYZ (name), as the caliph and
"leader for Muslims everywhere".
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Best Answer
I can see why this might sound odd, but articles are often omitted when dealing with positions and appointments, particularly in news stories:
In that quote, there is no article before the first instance of director, but there is before the second instance. (I presume the word "new" prompted the article; perhaps the author thought "as the new director" would sound more natural than "as new director.")
Here's another example:
There's no need to put a or the before legislative secretary, although the author could have done so.