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Socialist International

English translation: Yes, The Socialist International

12:21 Mar 27, 2017
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: Socialist International
I am proofreading an article on Willy Brandt.

There is a heading that reads "Socialist International and Latin America before 1976", and I wonder if it should take the definite article, like the UN, the European Union, etc.
Veronica Bustin
Argentina
Local time: 16:55
Selected answer:Yes, The Socialist International
Explanation:
Changed my mind so hid my first answer

The Socialist International, is what they use

http://www.socialistinternational.org/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_International

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if this is already a published piece as seems to be the case in refs given by Taña, then there is a case for it to be omitted but I think it reads better with an article.

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Note added at 9 days (2017-04-05 19:57:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped.
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 20:55
Grading comment
Thank you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +5Yes, The Socialist International
Yvonne Gallagher
Summary of reference entries provided
Ref.
Taña Dalglish
Port City

  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
socialist international
Yes, The Socialist International


Explanation:
Changed my mind so hid my first answer

The Socialist International, is what they use

http://www.socialistinternational.org/

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Note added at 9 mins (2017-03-27 12:31:50 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialist_International

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Note added at 13 mins (2017-03-27 12:35:54 GMT)
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if this is already a published piece as seems to be the case in refs given by Taña, then there is a case for it to be omitted but I think it reads better with an article.

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Note added at 9 days (2017-04-05 19:57:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped.

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 20:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I worked for them as a temporary office cleaner when I was a student, so I should know!//The agency sent me to Socialist International, but when I got there they said no, we're the Socialist International.
4 mins
  -> You've come up in the world!! Thanks!
agree  B D Finch
16 mins
  -> Thanks:-)
agree  Rafael Sousa Brazlate
17 mins
  -> Thanks:-)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
54 mins
  -> Thanks:-)
agree  BdiL: If it were materially in a newspaper headline, no article would be standard (but NOT mandatory), but in a (magazine) article or a transcript I agree the definite article should be there. (With Gallagy's last point as a topping.) Maurizio
19 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
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Reference comments


5 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Ref.

Reference information:
Latin America and Socialist International (1976-1992) | Fernando ...
www.academia.edu/.../Latin_America_and_Socialist_Internatio...
Latin America and Socialist International (1976-1992) Fernando Pedrosa. ... During the Socialist International congress, held in Geneva in 1976, the .... For example, this slide shows the exchange about Lula .... in 1979! before the PT was ...
Willy Brandt and the Socialist International in Latin America
www.academia.edu/.../_Elastic_cooperation_._Willy_Brandt_an...
Willy Brandt and the Socialist International in Latin America (1976-1992). .... several years before becoming president of the SI – Brandt states that: “Our Socialist ...
The Socialist International's Committee for Latin America and the ...
www.academia.edu/.../Political_Parties_and_transnational_ac...
The second part will expose SI‟s situation from 1976, when it went through an ... extended later to Latin America.5 Placing oneself before the positions that took the .... The Socialist International Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean ...

Are you asking whether in this case the word "the" should precede "Socialist International and Latin America before 1976", or are there other instances?

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  BdiL: Thank you for providing useful material to me as well. I'm a lazy boy (!), y'know. Maurizio
20 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  acetran
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thanks acetran.
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15 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Reference

Reference information:
"To save space and boost impact, articles are usually dropped in headlines."
http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/articles.htm

If used in a running text, the below from the same link will apply:
The is used for many larger organizations and institutions (not commercial enterprises), including those with initials that are normally spelled out.

Port City
New Zealand
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  BdiL: Useful and illuminating. I personally appreciated your link myself. Arigato. Maurizio
4 hrs
  -> Thank you! I find it useful, too.
agree  acetran
13 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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