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Eddie88 Posted 9 years ago
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An exciting, a fun, and an adventurous time.

Which of these are correct? Can you omit 'a' or 'an' in a list when preceded by the other?

  1. We had an exciting, afun, and an adventurous time.
  2. We had an exciting, fun, and adventurous time.
  3. We had an exciting, fun time.
  4. We had an exciting and fun time.
  5. We had an exciting and a fun time.
  6. We had a fun and an exciting time.
  7. We had a fun and exciting time.
Thank you.
  

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Eddie88 Which of these are correct? These are the only ones that sound native to me. Perhaps the adjectives seem overdone.

— Mister Micawber

  • Eddie88 Which of these are correct?
  • These are the only ones that sound native to me.
  • Perhaps the adjectives seem overdone.
  • We had an exciting, fun, and adventurous time.
  • We had an exciting, fun time.
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Eddie88Which of these are correct?
These are the only ones that sound native to me. Perhaps the adjectives seem overdone.


We had an exciting, fun, and adventurous time.
We had an exciting, fun time.
Eddie88 Can you omit 'a' or 'an' in a list when preceded by the other?
Generally, yes, and we
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