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How to say “a” and “the” – even if you think you already know   Posted by on Feb 21, 2013

The letter ‘a’ is so many things, it is the first letter of the alphabet, a vowel, an indefinite article, and one of the shortest words in English! Today I wanted to talk a little about how to say ‘a’ when it is used as an indefinite article and also how to say ‘the’ the…

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A versus An Posted by on May 5, 2012

Have you ever been confused about when to use a and when to use an? You may have heard the “rule” that you put an a before words that start with a consonant and an an before words that start with a vowel. While that is a semi-good starting point, there is actually a little…

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