"A"/"AN"
TAKE NOTE ALL YOU NEWS READERS, POLITICIANS, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS, REGIONALISTS, PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND EVERYONE ELSE, INCLUDING THE U.S. PRESIDENT!
"A" is an indefinite article used before consonants denoting one entity.
"An" is an indefinite article used before vowels denoting one entity.
"A" is pronounced "a" as in "fat".
"A" is NOT PRONOUNCED "a" as in "hay".
PARAMOUNT/TANTAMOUNT
Explain the difference in meaning between the words "paramount" and "tantamount".
Use each word in a sentence.
PURISM PERSONIFIED
Identify the source of the following language truth.
“I understand a fury in your words,
But not the words.”
TODAY'S WORD
This one is so apropos.
The word for today is "punctilious".
Define "punctilious" and use it in a sentence.
What part of speech is "punctilious"?
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