band name

[meleader2]

sentence 1: 'i like The Pixies'
sentence 2: 'i like the Pixies'

[STLantny]

Ive always liked


Roast Beef in the Library

[jakethebake]

I have no idea what you're talking about? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[meleader2]

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I have no idea what you're talking about? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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you've never heard of them? some people call them "pixies" others "the pixies"

[theben]

not sure really.

[private joker]

The official band name is just Pixies; but if you're going to refer them, it's often correct to use a lowercase 'the' preceding it -- e.g., "I am going to the Pixies concert tomorrow," just as you'd say "I am going to the Radiohead concert tomorrow."

Same goes for Beastie Boys; no official 'the' in their name.

[steelcmg]

no matter how u say it they suck.

[SL__72]

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"I am going to the Pixies concert tomorrow," just as you'd say "I am going to the Radiohead concert tomorrow."

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Poor example. When you put "concert" in the sentence you have to say "the" in reference to the concert. The point is you would say:
"I'm going to see Radiohead tonight"
but
"I'm going to see the Pixies tonight"

/edit x2 The question is whether "the" is part of the name.

[private joker]

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"I'm going to see the Pixies tonight"



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But the lowercase is the key -- it's not "I'm going to see The Pixies." It's "I'm going to see the Pixies."

[SL__72]

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"I'm going to see the Pixies tonight"



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But the lowercase is the key -- it's not "I'm going to see The Pixies." It's "I'm going to see the Pixies."

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Yes. Although I do see it capitalized a lot. My yahoo music player has them listed under "Pixies, The" and I've seen "The Pixies" many times.