Timeline for Why is using only one "a" enough in this sentence?
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| Jun 8, 2014 at 2:25 | comment | added | Sydney | I think there is no real difference between 'a bowl and a spoon' and 'a bowl and spoon'. Including 'a' or 'an' each time, or leaving it out each time, is a matter of choice - some people do, other people don't. If they leave it out, it is most likely to be because the original sentence was very long (like the Leonardo sentence) or because the ideas are closer together (like 'a [knife and fork]'). If they include it, it is most likely to be because the ideas are further apart (like '[a bowl] and [a spoon]'). | |
| Jun 7, 2014 at 10:41 | comment | added | M.N | Are you saying "I eat with a bowl and a spoon" is different from "I eat with a bowl and spoon"? | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 23:37 | history | answered | Sydney | CC BY-SA 3.0 |