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Believer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

proper name

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00Is it acceptable to put an indefinite article like 'a' in front of a proper name? I think it is since I see it done often but isn't a proper name suppose to represent a unique thing that is one and only. Then, again, I do see the definite article 'the" in front of some proper names.02br
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0Hi Believer02br
01i00A02i00 is often used when there is an 01font00adjective02font00 before a 01font00proper noun02font00:02br
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0Thank you, CB, for taking time to answer my question.02br
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00I thought I was looking at an example where no adjective is involved but that has only a proper name.02br
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00What is the justification for the placement of an article here?02br
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01i00Please follow a Recommended List of Proper Behavior.02i02br
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0 Capitalization doesn't mean a word is a proper noun in English. It is possible to capitalize the word 01i00father02i00 if you talk about your own father and want to be polite. Capitalization is used in countless cases where in other languages everything is written in lower case. Your two examples are not proper nouns. The use of 01i00a02i00 instead
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