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  1. 08-Oct-2011, 10:50 #1
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    Cool such thing

    Hello!

    Is "a" necessary here, please? : "Such a thing doesn't exist".


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    Default Re: such thing

    It's certainly more natural with the article.

    You can say, "There's no such thing" without an article.
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