I have been reading with interest the discussion on 'a final' and 'the final' arrows. I should just like to include one explanation and that is the true menaning of the indefinite article, namely "ONE". The sentence 'He shot a final arrow' means then that he shot just one. Being Robin Hood and wounded, he subsequently died and could not shoot any more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gupjsn Slafsson Engjavegi 24 400 Msafjvrpur [log in to unmask] http://isafjord.ismennt.is/~gaui ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~