1. My father reads the newspaper every day.

Question

[Does this sentence mean that he reads the same newspaper every day{gain and again}? Or was 'the newspaper' in generic use?]

2. My father reads a newspaper every day.
[What about this one?]

3. My father reads newspapers every day.
[What about this one? Is this sentence commonly used?]

Answer 1

1 does not mean he reads the same newspaper every day! It means he reads each day's newspaper.

2 is fine, and it can mean the same as 1 or it can mean he reads whatever newspaper is handy each day.

3 is also fine. It means he reads more than one newspaper each day -- the current edition of each one every day.

Answer 2

Thank you for your explanation.
However, if my father has a strange habit of reading the same newspaper every day, what expressions can we use?

1. My father reads the newspaper every day.
2. _________________________________________

Answer 3

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this is very useful! thank you

Answer 4

My father ___(read) newspaper everyday

Answer 5

Yes