Is an article necessary or not?

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Kayoh

#331724 Wed, 21 Feb 07 11:37 AM

Now I'm making a riddle, and I'm confused about whether or not putting an article "a."

I have "day" in my mind as the answer. Of course, a few sentences are written before

the following.

[ A three-letter word beginning with a "d." ]

And, in addition, which is commoner, "d." or "d". in this case?

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Mister Micawber

#331730 Wed, 21 Feb 07 11:59 AM

The article is optional, but is usually omitted; put the period (full stop) outside the quotation marks-- but the quotation marks are not necessary. Also, the capital letter is easier to understand. Try this:

A three-letter word beginning with D.

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Marius Hancu

#331731 Wed, 21 Feb 07 11:59 AM

Draw your own conclusions:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22word+beginning+with%22&btnG=Google+Search

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