Indefinite Article Before A Comma

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What if the break is a comma, and so not parenthetical. As in "..while making an, at best, fitful transition from burnout to working class hero" does the pronunciation rule still hold?

Anton · Answer

I feel that “at best fitful” is an adjectival phrase in which “fitful” is qualified as the best end of a spectrum of adjectives that might be applied to “transition”. From that viewpoint I favour “... an, at best fitful, transition ...”, and would retain the pronunciation rule.

Answered by Anton on January 31, 2021

Indefinite Article Before A Comma

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