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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I bet you 100 years from now, most of the articles in English will be a thing of the past.[/quote]

Doubt it.  OP is wrong that articles provide no information and are worthless.  There's no reason for them to go away.[/quote]
Ok, so give an example that is better than the boy running across the street? For, nobody needs an article to know the meaning of that. Nobody but kids are tortured in classrooms around the world trying to tell someone that some boy they know is running, but they can't use his name. Or Meg's brother, or your bro, or he is..[/quote]

A horse is a four legged animal. 
The horse is blind.

Are all horses blind?  [/quote]
Horse is a four legged animal.
Horse is blind.

Why would anyone wonder if you are talking about a specific horse being blind without an article? Clearly, you are; the meaning is not improved. Yes, every single 9-year-old in classrooms around Europe knows the difference between The and A and An in English.
Let's put your example in a real-life situation. 
OMG, what is going on with your horse? The horse is blind. 
Beth got a horse. Sadly, the horse is blind. (or horse is blind) 
Surely, you see it too?
Sure, I am a bit obtuse on purpose, but I struggle to find an example where it is truly necessary. In my sentence "knows the difference" if I left it out would the meaning change at all?
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