Third time's A charm, or Third time's THE charm?

[suklee]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
the

 

[Yossarian]

"the", without question.

 

[eakers]

the!

 

[suklee]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
"the", without question.

Yeah, but problem is, "A" is winning

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Kai920

Originally posted by: Yossarian
"the", without question.

Yeah, but problem is, "A" is winning

canadians. :roll:

 

[Vic]

Proper English is "the". "The third time is THE charm."

 

[Supermercado]

Originally posted by: KingNothing
the

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: brigden
I have never in my entire life heard the expression, "Third time's A charm." Always read, or heard the expression used with a "THE".

fixed

 

[3chordcharlie]

Originally posted by: Mwilding

Originally posted by: brigden
I have never in my entire life heard the expression, "Third time's A charm." Always read, or heard the expression used with a "THE".

fixed

Indeed... I can't believe "a" is winning... I thought it was like "I could(n't) care less" and most people knew the right answer but were too lazy to pronounce the extra syllable.

 

[DrPizza]

it's zeeky doogy doog...

 

[EliteXen]

the but zeeky booky doog works too

 

[Judgement]

THE charm

 

[Pepsi90919]

great, 39 to 38, great poll results.

 

[Evadman]

soda, pop, or coke? what is it?

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: Kai920

Originally posted by: Yossarian
"the", without question.

Yeah, but problem is, "A" is winning

canadians. :roll:

No doubt eh?

:beer:

BTW, it's A charm, not THE.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: werk
canadians. :roll:

Agreed. Analysis of the results will undoubtedly have to account for Hoser-bias.

 

[gururu]

It's most often said following two failed actions or immediately following a successful third action.

If said before the third attempt, the 'A' is appropriate.
eg. Well, you know what they say, "Third time's a charm!"

If said after a third successful attempt, the 'THE' is appropriate.
eg. Yup, third time's the charm.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: brigden
I have never in my entire life heard the expression, "Third time's THE charm." Always read, or heard the expression used with an "A".

Reverse is true for me.

THE

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: gururu
It's most often said following two failed actions or immediately following a successful third action.

If said before the third attempt, the 'A' is appropriate.
eg. Well, you know what they say, "Third time's a charm!"

If said after a third successful attempt, the 'THE' is appropriate.
eg. Yup, third time's the charm.

Well, that sounds reasonable.

 

[Whisper]

I've never heard it said with "the," only "a."

Third time's the charm...doesn't seem to make as much sense, and just doesn't sound or look correct.

 

[csyberblue]

this is fun debate. Seems like it's almost straight down the middle on which one it is. Personally, I use the word "a"

 

[Ryan]

"A" charm? I've honestly never heard it used that way......

Anyway - The third time's the charm!

 

[Ryan]

Hell, even if you search for "third time's A charm" most of your results are for "third time's THE charm"! HAHAHAHA - google proves the TRUTH: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&c2coff=1&q=third+time%27s+a+charm

 

[Apathetic]

the

Dave

 

[MacBaine]

I can't believe there are so many brain dead idiots in here who think it's 'A'. If you'd pull your head out of your ass and actaully think about the meaning of the phrase, you'd realize how stupid 'A' sounds.