"a 1,800-year-old" or "an 1,800-year-old"
"a 1,800-year-old" or "an 1,800-year-old"
Which one is grammatically correct? Or are both options valid?
Also is including the comma necessary for it to be grammatically correct? Would 1800 or 1 800 also be equally correct?
Top answer
The use of a or an depends on the initial sound of the following word. Say eg an apple eg a red apple eg an expensive apple eg an 1,800-year-old tree
- The use of a or an depends on the initial sound of the following word.
- Say eg an apple eg a red apple eg an expensive apple eg an 1,800-year-old tree
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The use of a or an depends on the initial sound of the following word.
Say
eg an apple
eg a red apple
eg an expensive apple
eg an 1,800-year-old tree
0anonymousAlso is including the comma necessary for it to be grammatically correct?
The comma is mandatory in American English, but that is not grammar but style.
anonymousWould 1800 or 1 800 also be equally correct?
The one with the space is dead wrong. The one without the comma is used in certain circumstances, bu
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