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Hi,teachers. Could you help me when you are free?

"How dare you call me a coward!"

Can I remove "a" from the sentense above?
  

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" Can I remove "a" from the sentence above? Yes, but it will sound extremely old-fashioned and literary, like something out of an old play or novel. If you do, it's like the person you are speaking to used 'coward' to you as a title, I'd write it thus: How dare you call me ' coward ' .

— Clive

  • " Can I remove "a" from the sentence above?
  • Yes, but it will sound extremely old-fashioned and literary, like something out of an old play or novel.
  • If you do, it's like the person you are speaking to used 'coward' to you as a title, I'd write it thus: How dare you call me ' coward ' .
  • Nobody really speaks or writes like this today.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

"How dare you call me a coward!"



Can I remove "a" from the sentence above?

Yes, but it will sound extremely old-fashioned and literary, like something out of an old play or novel.

If you do, it's like the person you are speaking to used 'coward' to you as a title,

I'd write it thus: How dare you call me 'c
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I appreciate your help.
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Hi,
"How dare you call me a coward!"



Can I remove "a" from the sentence above?

If you did remove 'a' from the sentence above, it would be better to change coward as a noun to cowardly the adjective.

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Thank you very much.
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