25 Rules for When to Use THE ✅ Did you know THE is the most common word in the English language? That's why it's important to know when to use this definite article and how to use it. So I want to teach you 25 rules that you can follow for when to use THE. In case you'd like to review, I've listed the rules below. ⚡️⚡️25 RULES ⚡️⚡️ You should use THE... 1) when talking about things already mentioned 2) when you assume there is only one of something 3) to refer to specific count nouns 4) to refer