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in reply to a message by overtheclouds
Tagalog, one of the languages of the Philippines, does this.
Even more, there are special articles just to use with names, i.e. for a person you use the "person" article in front of the name, whereas for a thing you use the "thing" article (don't know whether there are official names for these articles).
I see this as quite convenient: Even if somebody uses a name that I never heard before, because of the "person" article I hear immediately that it must be a name.
Even more, there are special articles just to use with names, i.e. for a person you use the "person" article in front of the name, whereas for a thing you use the "thing" article (don't know whether there are official names for these articles).
I see this as quite convenient: Even if somebody uses a name that I never heard before, because of the "person" article I hear immediately that it must be a name.
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