Believer  +  244915 Wed, 12 Jul 06 12:47 PM Hi, I found these sentences from an article in the Los Angeles TImes World Report Section, A special section produced in cooperation with The Korea Times, and wanted to ask some questions. 1. Do you need an article in the place shown? ..., just like those worn by the real "Dear Leader."   2. Is the word "diplomatic" appropriate here? ..., requiring much diplomatic as acting skills. 3. Do you need or not need the article "the" here? He grew up in (the???) South Jeolla province. Believer Joined on Mon, Jan 2 2006 Contributing Member 1,969 Articles

	Mister Micawber  +  244917 Wed, 12 Jul 06 12:52 PM 1-- Yes.  Which one? The real one. 2-- Yes, but I don't like the overall structure 3-- I would call the wrong.  It is normally not used before proper names. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,754 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.'