Thread: Misty, ? giraffe gave me a smile!

Originally Posted by oldboy

My girlfriend and I are walking around the zoo. Then going past a cage with a giraffe, I say to her "Misty, ? giraffe gave me a smile!"
What word ought I to put before "giraffe"? If I use "the", it will mean "a type of animal", isn't it?.. There remains only "this" or "that"...

I don't think you can dismiss "a" as an impossible answer. Perhaps, you are surprised that a giraffe, any giraffe at all, not just that particular one, can smile.

I can be wrong, of course.