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articles-a or the #1 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 20:15 pm   articles-a or the		  
Is it correct to say:

A point of a diamond? or
The point of a diamond?
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articles-a or the #2 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 20:53 pm   articles-a or the		  
Hi,

Both make sense.

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articles-a or the #3 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 21:02 pm   articles-a or the		  
Thanks Alan.
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articles-a or the #4 (permalink) Wed Apr 21, 2010 21:41 pm   articles-a or the		  
The is correct
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articles-a or the #5 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:55 am   articles-a or the		  
Well I even don't understand the meaning. A point of diamond? A very small diamond?
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articles-a or the #6 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 9:57 am   articles-a or the		  
Hi,

This would be: A point of a diamond.

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articles-a or the #7 (permalink) Thu Apr 22, 2010 23:22 pm   articles-a or the		  
A point of diamond.
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articles-a or the #8 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:01 am   articles-a or the		  
"A point of diamond." is very wrong. As Alan said, it should be "A point of a diamond." Maybe you wanted to say "a tiny piece of diamond"?
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articles-a or the #9 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:20 am   articles-a or the		  
I think if we want to imply a tiny diamond, we need to say A point of diamond because A point of a diamond may imply A point of some diamond we have seen or known before
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articles-a or the #10 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:24 am   articles-a or the		  
Please observe "diamond" in *A point of diamond turned mass noun.
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articles-a or the #11 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:26 am   articles-a or the		  
I know it is but what's then?
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articles-a or the #12 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:30 am   articles-a or the		  
Blue_Snow wrote:
I know it is but what's then?


Is this what you wanted to express in English?: "I know it. So what?"
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articles-a or the #13 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:36 am   articles-a or the		  
Oh please dont laugh at me. I just think an a is necessary here
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articles-a or the #14 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:53 am   articles-a or the		  
Never will I or anybody if you stop misleading people.
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articles-a or the #15 (permalink) Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:00 am   articles-a or the		  
I still dont understand the difference between the two expressions. Could you tell me more carefully?
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