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		altern8 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: English: A vs. An It's the same in Italian, but also the same in English. You say "he's president", not "he's a president", for instance.
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dhosek 6 days ago [–]

But that’s because that’s a situation where there’s only one president. If you were in a situation where there were multiple presidents you would definitely say he’s a president.

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