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Use an in place of a when it precedes a vowel sound, not just a vowel. That means it’s “an honor” (the h is silent), but “a UFO” (because it’s pronounced yoo eff oh).
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A 100s 360 degrees a / an A.D. ala AM / PM abject able to about absorbtion abstruse / obtuse academia acapella, a capella accede / exceed accent marks access accessory accept / except accidently accurate / precise acronyms and apostrophes acrossed actionable / doable act
As a simple test, try removing Xena from the sentence. You wouldn’t say “Me is going to Athens.” You’d say “I am going,” so say “Xena and I are going.” You wouldn’t say “This horse belongs to I,” you’d say “This horse belongs to me,” so say “This horse belongs to Xena and me.”
If you want to craft an error-free message that reflects your professionalism, be on the lookout for these common grammatical slip-ups.
| Rank | Title | Author | Weighted rating |
Votes |
| #1 | Misérables, les (1862) | Victor Hugo | 8.72 | 67 |
| #2 | Ender’s Game (1985) | Orson Scott Card | 8.69 | 494 |
| #3 | Master and Margarita, the (1966) | Mikhail Bulgakov | 8.64 | 60 |
| #4 | Crime and Punishment (1866) | Fyodor Dostoevsky | 8.60 | 170 |
| #5 | Count of Monte Cristo, the (1845) | Alexandre Dumas (pere) | 8.59 | 99 |
