What is correct "bit of a" or "a bit of a"
I would really appreciate it if someone could let me know what is the correct in the following sentence: "a bit of a" or "bit of a".
Sometimes pens are bit of a / a bit of a status symbol.
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dileepa Sometimes pens are a bit of a status symbol. "bit of a ~" is never possible, except as a casual abbreviated form in spoken English. The abbreviated form would mostly be used at the beginning of a sentence, I think, rather than mid-sentence: Bit of a nuisance, all this wet weather.
- dileepa Sometimes pens are a bit of a status symbol.
- "bit of a ~" is never possible, except as a casual abbreviated form in spoken English.
- The abbreviated form would mostly be used at the beginning of a sentence, I think, rather than mid-sentence: Bit of a nuisance, all this wet weather.
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dileepaSometimes pens are a bit of a status symbol.
"bit of a ~" is never possible, except as a casual abbreviated form in spoken English. The abbreviated form would mostly be used at the beginning of a sentence, I think, rather than mid-sentence:
Bit of a nuisance, all this wet weather.
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