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Suppose Jack has three older brothers, and John and Mike are friends of Jack. Chris is Jack's second oldest brother.
[John doesn't know anything about Jack's siblings]
1) Chris to John on the phone: Hi John! I'm Chris, Jack's older brother (or, the older brother of Jack)....
The next day:
2) John to Mike: yesterday Jack's older brother (or, the older brother of Jack), Chris, called me to ask if Jack was with me.
Is the use of the article "the" correct in (1) and (2)? Or should it be "an older brother"?
[John doesn't know anything about Jack's siblings]
1) Chris to John on the phone: Hi John! I'm Chris, Jack's older brother (or, the older brother of Jack)....
The next day:
2) John to Mike: yesterday Jack's older brother (or, the older brother of Jack), Chris, called me to ask if Jack was with me.
Is the use of the article "the" correct in (1) and (2)? Or should it be "an older brother"?