postdeborinite
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- Joined
- Sep 29, 2010
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Swedish
- Home Country
- Sweden
- Current Location
- Sweden
Academic articles are written under hard word limit restrictions. Acceptance rate can be low, and it is important to be informative in order not to lose in the competition with other submissions. At the same time, the language must be correct as well. So, the challenge is to find ways to be brief, and omitting articles can save many words.
"The semi-structured interviews were done on a voluntary basis"
Can 'a' be omitted in this case? If not, why? Is it a matter of style or grammar?
"The semi-structured interviews were done on a voluntary basis"
Can 'a' be omitted in this case? If not, why? Is it a matter of style or grammar?
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