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Englishnewbie Posted 13 years ago
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A XXX ? To refer to one person.

In Blade runner,

"Tyrell himself was a genius engineer and programmer."

Is this grammatically correct to use "a" before TWO things (engineer and programmer)? I assume "genius" refers to "genius engineer" and "genius programmer."

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englishnewbie s this grammatically correct to use "a" before TWO things (engineer and programmer)? " englishnewbie Is this grammatically correct to use "a" before TWO things (engineer and programmer)? Yes.

  • englishnewbie s this grammatically correct to use "a" before TWO things (engineer and programmer)?
  • " englishnewbie Is this grammatically correct to use "a" before TWO things (engineer and programmer)?
  • Yes.
  • " That is a reasonable assumption, but the structure does not necessitate that interpretation: She was a dynamic CEO and mother of three.
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englishnewbies this grammatically correct to use "a" before TWO things (engineer and programmer)? I assume "genius" refers to "genius engineer" and "genius programmer."
englishnewbieIs this grammatically correct to use "a" before TWO things (engineer and programmer)?
Yes.
englishnewbie I assume "geni

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