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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Use of indefinite article

Have I correctly used the article ‘a’ in the given sentence?

I believe that after a storm comes the calm.
  

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The sentence is grammatical, but what is usually said is: "There's a calm before the storm."
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Anonymous...but what is usually said is: "There's a calm before the storm."
Is it an proverb of English origin? I've heard it many times from friends.

It was Matthew Henry, a clergyman, who said "After a storm comes a calm."
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