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Old Oct 17, 2006 | 9:58 pm
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Originally Posted by srk123
I have never heard Argentina or France used with the article. But Argentina's would probably be El, not La, because Argentina starts with an A (similar to el agua still being feminine). But who cares? This is a dumb thread. Why am I wasting my time with it?
The same way I'm wasting my time with it It is "la argentina".
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