Hi! Alexander,   
      
   On 05 Jan 19 11:37, mark lewis wrote to you:   
      
    AK>> -----Beginning of the citation-----   
    AK>> Lawyer in Moscow, family of retired Marine Paul Whelan and U.S.   
    AK>> government sources all say he is no spy, as his dual nationality   
    AK>> is revealed   
    AK>> ----- The end of the citation -----   
      
    AK>> So we can change "not a" for "no"?   
      
    ml> you could and it wouldn't change the meaning... at least not as i read   
    ml> it...   
      
   I agree with Mark, though I would prefer it as the "no" version looks like it   
   implies a North American jingoism.   
      
   That could be my fault as we are exposed to a lot of USofA news & entertainment   
    here.  So much so that I am currently enjoying a "cowboys's breakfast" of   
   bacon, beans, eggs, brown bread & coffee.  Yee-ha!   
      
   Ardith?  What say you...?   
      
   Cheers,   
   Paul.   
      
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