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30 Nov 2020
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What is the difference between For a long time they dismissed her as a silly old woman. and For a long time they dismissed her as an old silly woman. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between For a long time they dismissed her as a silly old woman. and For a long time they dismissed her as an old silly woman. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
which is best?
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30 Nov 2020
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- English (US)
“An” is used after a vowel while “a” is used after a consonant
Ex: “An apple” - NOT “a apple”
“A meal” - NOT “an meal”
The article (an/a) depends on the SOUND of the word and not what the first letter of the word is.
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- English (US)
“An” is used after a vowel while “a” is used after a consonant
Ex: “An apple” - NOT “a apple”
“A meal” - NOT “an meal”
The article (an/a) depends on the SOUND of the word and not what the first letter of the word is.
- English (US)
In this case, what do you think the right article (“an” or “a”) is? I want to see if you understand (:
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@Aish1121 Now I understand the difference between the 2 sentence

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