The term 'ESSEN ARTICLE' is composed of three German words: 'EINE' (4 letters), 'DER' (3 letters) and 'EIN' (3 letters). 'EINE' is the feminine form of the indefinite article, meaning 'a' or 'AN'. 'DER' is the masculine form of the definite article, meaning 'the'. 'EIN' is the neuter form of the indefinite article, meaning 'a' or 'AN'. Together, these three words form the phrase 'a/an the a/an', which is grammatically incorrect.