A something or just something
Hi!
Does "a something" may be correct is some contexts? If yes, then in which?
In my sense, the indefinite article feels ok in the sentence "I’m going home and munching a something before bed", but it may be just a calque from my n ative language, that is incorrect in English structure...
Thanks in advance.
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Can "a something" be correct in some contexts? For example, "I'm going home and munnching a something before bed" feels ok in my sense, but it may be a calque from my native language, that is incorrect in the English sentence... Thanks in advance.
- Can "a something" be correct in some contexts?
- For example, "I'm going home and munnching a something before bed" feels ok in my sense, but it may be a calque from my native language, that is incorrect in the English sentence...
- Thanks in advance.
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Can "a something" be correct in some contexts? For example, "I'm going home and munnching a something before bed" feels ok in my sense, but it may be a calque from my native language, that is incorrect in the English sentence...
Thanks in advance.
0annuszkaDoesCan "a something"maybe correct is some contexts?
No. People might say it today in a light-hearted joking way, but it is not standard contemporary English.
It was a dialect pattern in the early 1800s (see Google ngrams for citations), so a new usage reminds people of an old way o
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