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Magda  #273732  Thu, 28 Sep 06 09:39 PM
Dear all,
as far as I know you say "there is no such thing". Why then the sentence: "Why did you say such a thing:' uses the article? Is this sentence correct?

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Cool Breeze  #273740  Thu, 28 Sep 06 09:59 PM
No in your sentence is a pronoun (at least in my terminology) and you never use an article with it:

I have no book.
I saw no boy.
Cf. The Swedish: Jag har ingen bok. (No article there either. Related languages.)

Your sentence is correct.

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Magda  #273741  Thu, 28 Sep 06 10:06 PM
Cool Breeze, thanks Smile [:)]
  
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