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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

A/one word

When is it better to say one word or a word?



In a sentence///I write it as a/one word, which is the choice?
  

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Hi, When is it better to say one word or a word? In a sentence///I write it as a/one word, which is the choice? One - Use this when you are clearly counting, and wish to stress that 'it is one, not two, not three' .

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Hi,

When is it better to say one word or a word?

In a sentence///I write it as a/one word, which is the choice?

One - Use this when you are clearly counting, and wish to stress that 'it is one, not two, not three' . eg You should write 'headache' as one word, and not as 'head ach