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“an/a institution”
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowHow do American English and British English use the definite article differently?Standardization authorityThe difference between “it” and “he/she”Declarative Clause with Interrogative word orderHave had or Have been“Has a value of” vs. “has the value of”Comma before adverbial participial phrases (reduced adverbial phrases) and participial prepositionsWhy is “You're welcomed” wrong?
Today I read a tweet from a respected British journalist which stated:
"an flawed institution".
To my ear this is wrong and should be "a flawed institution"
Albeit, I appreciate you can say "an institution". So why (if I am correct and they are wrong) does this change an > a occur.
Could somebody clear this up and give a reason as to why each is right/wrong.
Thanks in advance.
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Today I read a tweet from a respected British journalist which stated:
"an flawed institution".
To my ear this is wrong and should be "a flawed institution"
Albeit, I appreciate you can say "an institution". So why (if I am correct and they are wrong) does this change an > a occur.
Could somebody clear this up and give a reason as to why each is right/wrong.
Thanks in advance.
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It's a typo. Even respected journalists make them. Probably more frequently in tweets than elsewhere.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
It's a typo. It's possible that the author originally wrote "an institution" and then inserted "flawed," forgetting to change the "an" to "a." It's also possible that the author originally used a different adjective that started with a vowel sound and then later changed it to "flawed" but forgetting to change the article from "an" to "a." A lot of things are possible. Whatever the case, you're right that it should be "a," not "an."
– Benjamin Harman
1 hour ago
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Today I read a tweet from a respected British journalist which stated:
"an flawed institution".
To my ear this is wrong and should be "a flawed institution"
Albeit, I appreciate you can say "an institution". So why (if I am correct and they are wrong) does this change an > a occur.
Could somebody clear this up and give a reason as to why each is right/wrong.
Thanks in advance.
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Today I read a tweet from a respected British journalist which stated:
"an flawed institution".
To my ear this is wrong and should be "a flawed institution"
Albeit, I appreciate you can say "an institution". So why (if I am correct and they are wrong) does this change an > a occur.
Could somebody clear this up and give a reason as to why each is right/wrong.
Thanks in advance.
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It's a typo. Even respected journalists make them. Probably more frequently in tweets than elsewhere.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
It's a typo. It's possible that the author originally wrote "an institution" and then inserted "flawed," forgetting to change the "an" to "a." It's also possible that the author originally used a different adjective that started with a vowel sound and then later changed it to "flawed" but forgetting to change the article from "an" to "a." A lot of things are possible. Whatever the case, you're right that it should be "a," not "an."
– Benjamin Harman
1 hour ago
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It's a typo. Even respected journalists make them. Probably more frequently in tweets than elsewhere.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
It's a typo. It's possible that the author originally wrote "an institution" and then inserted "flawed," forgetting to change the "an" to "a." It's also possible that the author originally used a different adjective that started with a vowel sound and then later changed it to "flawed" but forgetting to change the article from "an" to "a." A lot of things are possible. Whatever the case, you're right that it should be "a," not "an."
– Benjamin Harman
1 hour ago
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It's a typo. Even respected journalists make them. Probably more frequently in tweets than elsewhere.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
It's a typo. Even respected journalists make them. Probably more frequently in tweets than elsewhere.
– Juhasz
2 hours ago
It's a typo. It's possible that the author originally wrote "an institution" and then inserted "flawed," forgetting to change the "an" to "a." It's also possible that the author originally used a different adjective that started with a vowel sound and then later changed it to "flawed" but forgetting to change the article from "an" to "a." A lot of things are possible. Whatever the case, you're right that it should be "a," not "an."
– Benjamin Harman
1 hour ago
It's a typo. It's possible that the author originally wrote "an institution" and then inserted "flawed," forgetting to change the "an" to "a." It's also possible that the author originally used a different adjective that started with a vowel sound and then later changed it to "flawed" but forgetting to change the article from "an" to "a." A lot of things are possible. Whatever the case, you're right that it should be "a," not "an."
– Benjamin Harman
1 hour ago
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It's a typo. Even respected journalists make them. Probably more frequently in tweets than elsewhere.
– Juhasz
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It's a typo. It's possible that the author originally wrote "an institution" and then inserted "flawed," forgetting to change the "an" to "a." It's also possible that the author originally used a different adjective that started with a vowel sound and then later changed it to "flawed" but forgetting to change the article from "an" to "a." A lot of things are possible. Whatever the case, you're right that it should be "a," not "an."
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