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I am still confused about when to use 'an' instead of 'a'. Is it an hour or a hour, and if someone is doing a master's degree in arts, is it an MA or a MA?
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With single letters and groups of letters pronounced as letters, be guided by the pronunciation: a B road, a KLM flight; but an A road, an FA cup final, an SAS flight.' (R.W. Burchfield, The New Fowler's Modern English Usage). So it is an hour, an MA.
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Should I write 'a number of people is' or 'a number of people are'?
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What is the word for 'the whole is greater than the sum of the parts'?
When should I use 'less', and when should I use 'fewer'?
Which is correct: 'a hotel' or 'an hotel'?
Which is correct: 'a person was laid on the table' or 'a person was lain on the table'?
Which is correct: 'my friend and me' or 'my friend and I'?
Which is the correct spelling: 'oriented' or 'orientated'?
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