Timeline for A single indefinite article for two items?
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| Jul 28, 2019 at 9:16 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | I could (and probably would) omit the second or subsequent article(s) and adjective(s) if they are duplicates, e.g. I am wearing a red coat, hat, scarf, necktie, and handkerchief. | |
| Jul 27, 2019 at 21:02 | comment | added | laugh salutes Monica C | I understand, but that was not my question. World you omit just the second article if there are two adjectives? | |
| Jul 27, 2019 at 20:49 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | You can omit an otherwise duplicated adjective. I have a red coat and hat. I ate delicious cakes and fruit. | |
| Jul 27, 2019 at 19:46 | comment | added | laugh salutes Monica C | @huckleberry but these have only one adjective. World you omit the article in "warm gloves and a warm hat"? | |
| Jul 27, 2019 at 18:30 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | I have a warm hat and gloves, or I have warm gloves and hat. I am not using them in Britain at the moment. | |
| Jul 27, 2019 at 18:02 | history | edited | user3395 |
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| Jul 27, 2019 at 17:18 | comment | added | Jason Bassford | I have a warm jacket and sweater is not only grammatical but the most idiomatic of the possible phrasings. In a parallel list structure, it's very common to drop any redundant words. We assume that they apply to each list item—and it's more natural to use fewer words. | |
| Jul 27, 2019 at 17:09 | answer | added | James K | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 27, 2019 at 17:06 | history | edited | laugh salutes Monica C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 27, 2019 at 16:55 | history | asked | laugh salutes Monica C | CC BY-SA 4.0 |