Subj : no == not a ?
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : mark lewis
Date : Sat Jan 05 2019 11:37:36

 On 2019 Jan 05 17:15:00, you wrote to All:


 AK> At https://www.cbsnews.com/world/ I read:

 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 is
 AK> revealed
 AK> ----- The end of the citation -----

 AK> So we can change "not a" for "no"?

you could and it wouldn't change the meaning... at least not as i read it...

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