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“Is of the view that” vs. “is of a view that” [closed]
Is there any significant difference in the meanings of sentence 1 and sentence 2 below?
Mr. Jones is of a view that the project is unnecessary.
Mr. Jones is of the view that the project is ...
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6answers
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“Suffer from a headache” vs. “suffer from the headache” [closed]
I am not sure which article to use in the following context:
She has been suffering from a headache.
She has been suffering from the headache.
Please clear up my doubt.
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1answer
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What articles can I use with “maximum/minimum [noun]”?
There's a short piece of text whose heading is as follows:
Maximum variability and openness
The variability and openness should refer to the features of an application.
Which article ...
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0answers
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”An SDET” or ”A SDET”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it “a SSD” or “an SSD”?
Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
What is the correct form of the article for the SDET (Software Development ...
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2answers
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Is it not that big a deal vs No big deal
I was just checking an advanced grammar and learned that the following is possible:
It is not that big a deal
1) The book says I cannot skip the article. But how come in "ordinary" version there ...
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1answer
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The correct way to say something is hired on an hourly basis
Which of the following is correct?
We hire our bicycle...
by the hour.
by hours.
by an hour.
for hours.
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2answers
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“From an attic of a building” vs. “from the attic of a building”
Could you choose the most natural sentence, please?
As a kitten, she fell from an attic of a nine-storey bulding into a ventilation shaft.
As a kitten, she fell from the attic of a ...
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2answers
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“Any” with countable nouns in questions
I have seen "is “any” also used with plurals", which explains that any can be used with singular, plural, and uncountable nouns.
However, I want to ask specifically about questions. ...
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1answer
177 views
“An age” vs. “the age” [closed]
Which one to use with "age", should it be simply "age" or "the age" instead of simply "at age 13" as shown in below sentence:
He became a very rebellious boy, but grew up to be an incredible man. ...
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2answers
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“Is this genuine?” versus “Is that genuine?” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Using “that” and “this” interchangeably
“How did I do this” or “how did I do that”?
Since I'm French-Canadian, I have a ...
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0answers
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How to properly use brackets and articles when the article is changed by the bracketed word? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“A/An” preceding a parenthetical statement
I was just posting a question on another Stack Exchange website. And I ran into the following sentence:
How do ...
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2answers
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What is correct: “I am an account manager” or “I am the account manager”?
While introducing oneself, which should one say, "I am an account manager, or "I am the account manager"?
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0answers
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Should I use `a SSTP` or `an SSTP`? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
First of all let me clarify that SSTP is an abbreviation of a technical term.
I want to know, when using ...
3
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1answer
434 views
“At the time” versus “at that time”
If I want to say that during the accident there were no passengers, how do I phrase it?
There were no passengers at the time.
There were no passengers at that time.
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2answers
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“Win the lottery”, “win a lottery”, “win lottery” [closed]
Should it be win the lottery or win a lottery or just win lottery?
The sentences below sound the same to me. Are they?
I lost $5000 to lottery.
I lost $5000 for lottery.
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1answer
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Correct English: “An L.V.” or “a L.V.”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“a” or “an” for words that don't start with vowels but sound like they're starting with a vowel
Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
Does one use 'a' or ...
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2answers
432 views
“To be elected chairman” vs. “to be elected the chairman”
I have a question regarding the correct use of the definite article "the":
One of my books says:
Definite article the is used before
nouns denoting a position that can be
held by one person ...
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2answers
936 views
A or an XML report? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
Does one use 'a' or 'an' before the word 'X-Ray'?
Quite simply, should a sentence read "a XML report" ...
3
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2answers
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Which is correct: “full context” or “complete context”?
"For the full context, see this."
vs.
For the complete context, see this."
Are both identical in meaning?
Do I need the article "the"?
Please explain.
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3answers
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Superlatives with “the”
What is the rule regarding using the with superlatives? For example:
John is the fastest among his friends.
John is fastest among his friends.
Both appear to be correct. I have seen ...
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1answer
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“a” or “an” in this situation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
“A” vs. “An” in writing vs. pronunciation
Use of “a” versus “an”
I know that "an" should be used when a word is ...
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0answers
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which is correct “a ear” or “an ear”, conversely “a year” or “an year” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which is correct- “A Year” or “An Year”?
Use of “a” versus “an”
A(n) ear vs. a(n) year in speaking is very confusing, please clarify.
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1answer
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What is the rule for using “a” or “an” in a sentence? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
“A user” or “an user”?
Use of “a” versus “an”
If I remember correctly back to my school days, the rule is to use "a" ...
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2answers
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“A first post” — makes sense or not?
I once knew a person who titled the first post in his blog, "A first post."
It was immediately pointed out to him that correct usage is "The first post." To that he responded: Well, every blog has ...
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0answers
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“A user” or “an user”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Use of “a” versus “an”
“A” becomes “an” before a word beginning with a vowel, does this apply to “u”?
Is it “a ...
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0answers
167 views
Acronyms: “a” vs “an” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do you use "a" or "an" before acronyms?
When there is an acronym such as NSFW (Not Safe For Work) as in the following example
This is an NSFW link
...
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2answers
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0answers
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“An RPG” or “a RPG”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When should I use “a” vs “an”?
Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
Does one use 'a' or 'an' before the word X-Ray?
Hello people, English is not ...
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0answers
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A becomes an before a word beginning with a vowel, does this apply to u? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Use of “a” versus “an”
Is it “a uniform” or “an uniform”
In spoken English we do say:
He is an unhappy person
But I ...
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3answers
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Difference between 'all' and 'all the'
I came across people using all the in sentences instead of all.
Select the type of user to view all the users of that type. All the
users of the selected role are displayed.
I usually strike ...
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2answers
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“Ate cheeseburger” or “ate a cheeseburger”?
Which of the following is correct?
Ate a cheese burger last night.
Ate cheese burger last night.
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9answers
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When should I use “a” vs “an”?
In the following example, is it appropriate to use a or an as the indefinite article, and why?
He ate [insert here] green apple.
I know that in the case of just "apple", it would be "an apple," ...
