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The zero article with proper names

Turner is my favourite painter.

But if we mean a painting by Turner, we use the indefiniteNot relating to a specific or determined person, thing, idea or time. E.g.: Somebody left you a message. ("somebody", "a message") articleAny of the words "a", "an" and "the", used to limit or give definiteness to a noun. "A" and "an" are indefinite articles, while "the" is a definite article. E.g.: A man was standing on the platform. ("a", "the") a:

A Turner hangs in his bedroom.
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