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Doesn't this also vary upon the dialect of English that is spoken in any particular region? For example, where I live the H in historian and hysterical is stressed, therefore, these words would be preceded by the article "a" instead of "an." So, is it possible that either one is correct based...

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"But even within a particular regional dialect there is variety. What we describe here is Standard English. Which dialect of English is considered Standard English is really more the result of historical sociopolitical factors than linguistic ones. Thus, there is no inherently superior...

of ancient India last compiled in 1000 BC believed to be handed down from 3000 BC by aid of complex mnemonic

Many Singaporeans do speak very good English, but the reason many western native English speakers don't consider that Singaporeans in general speak 'native English' is because of the predominance of the Singlish dialect. Singlish in it's most extreme forms lacks inflection for tense and plural...

Yet, how can you say that "There are a lot of people" is correct? The noun phrase (a lot - singular) and the verb (are - plural) are at odds with each other. One does not use a singular article ("a") if it is meant to be plural, correct? The fact that "people" is plural is entirely immaterial as...

and Epics Surya Sindhanta A textbook on astronomy of ancient India last compiled in 1000 BC believed

If they date back that far, the 'rules' will undoubtedly have affected usage. It's called feedback. That's what you're missing, Mr P. These prescriptions have such a tiny affect on usage because they aren't real rules. These are the 'rules' that make prescriptive grammar teachers apoplectic...

You've neatly turned this around, Jim. The proof is overwhelming that are both grammatical and in common use. Ergo, correct English. Now you head off on this tangent instead of locating the proof offerred by PGs to defend the prescription. Not that what you've said and seek to discuss isn't...

Another good find! It's a pity that neither Ora's nor Erika's paper looks at the history of 'too '. (For instance, if it is an ellipsis, we can then discount the admittedly remote possibility that 'a' isn't an indefinite article at all, but a Teutonic prefix of some kind, or a truncation of...