Yes, you're right, good explanation, the is more definite than a and using one or the other adds emphasis.
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Yes, you're right, good explanation, the is more definite than a and using one or the other adds emphasis.
No, not always. You can say, a first, a second, a third, a fourth or the first, the second, the third, the fourth, etc.
eg. Both, "There's always a first time" and "There's always the first time"...
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