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| − | <li>a lot = beaucoup, a lot of = beaucoup de</li> | + | <li>a lot = <i>beaucoup</i>, a lot of = <i>beaucoup de</i></li> |
<li>A funny article: [http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.fr/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html Alot is better than you at everything]</li> | <li>A funny article: [http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.fr/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html Alot is better than you at everything]</li> | ||
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Revision as of 04:35, 2 February 2013
history
an > a
an was the Old English word for "one".
phonology
- a is used before a consonant sound (a quarter note, a half note, a whole note, a holy otter)
- an is used before a vowel sound (an 8th note, an old note, an utter silence, another sound )
expressions
- a lot = beaucoup, a lot of = beaucoup de
- A funny article: Alot is better than you at everything
