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"An (obvious) problem" or "a (obvious) problem"?

Is it necessary to use commas in lists before the conjunction?

What does "How come" mean?

How to answer a negative question in English?

Why {are you / you are} making noise?

Usage of indefinite article and too

Does an uncountable noun take an article if it has an adjective before it?

Difference between "much, many, a lot of and lots of"

Why do we use the article "the" in "Thank you for the flowers" when flowers is plural?

"turn down the volume" or "turn the volume down" - phrasal verb structure [duplicate]

When to use an object pronoun or a possessive adjective before a gerund

It's ok to say "the above image" but not "the below image"

Is "thirty past seven" acceptable?

Should I use the past tense with did?

Which is the correct gerund clause? 'People's killing animals', or 'People killing animals ... '? [duplicate]

How to use "since" to imply "from the time that", not "because of"? Can tense itself have a role?

"the example below" or "the below example"?

Indefinite article for "unisex"

Let George and I know [duplicate]

Idioms in Coldplay's "The scientist"

Does ”A car drives” sound natural?

Fall vs Fall down

"Excuse me, which is the way to the post office?" "Sorry, I'm new here. Bad luck". Is this conversation weird?

What the meaning of " əˈtraktiv "?

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A split infinitive de-emphasises the verb?