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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
A question about DWI or DUI
Should it be added "a" before "DWI" or "DUI" ? For instance, should one say "He got busted for a DWI / DUI." or "He got bust for DWI/DUI." Which one is correct?
Thank you for your help in advance
Simplebeing
Thank you for your help in advance
Simplebeing
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Either way is possible, I suppose-- as an abbreviation ( He got busted for DUI / driving under the influence ) or as a designation for a citation ( I've given out a DUI to three drivers tonight ). It would be good to find out how a police officer says it.
- Either way is possible, I suppose-- as an abbreviation ( He got busted for DUI / driving under the influence ) or as a designation for a citation ( I've given out a DUI to three drivers tonight ).
- It would be good to find out how a police officer says it.
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Either way is possible, I suppose-- as an abbreviation (He got busted for DUI / driving under the influence) or as a designation for a citation (I've given out a DUI to three drivers tonight). It would be good to find out how a police officer says it.
Either way is possible, I suppose-- as an abbreviation (He got busted for DUI / driving under the influence) or as a designation for a citation (I've given out a DUI to three drivers tonight). It would be good to find out how a police officer says it.
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Just this morning I heard an officer on TV talking about a suspect's "2 previous DUIs," indicating that DUI is a countable noun, making 'a' perfectly correct....at least as far as that officer is concerned. Looks like it's a matter of how it's used: ["he has 2 previous DUIs" ~ "he was convicted of DUI"].
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