New answers tagged indefinite-articles
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Indefinite article usage
There's no reason the grammar wouldn't allow 'a habitual drinking of alcohol' as we have examples like
These are not discrete problems that can be solved one at a time: they
are interconnected ...
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Should one prefer "a" or "an" when the pronunciation of the following word is ambiguous?
The correct use of "a" or "an" is determined by the pronunciation of the following word rather than its spelling. If both vowel-led and consonant-led pronunciations are acceptable, ...
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