A - The Guardian

15 Jul 2004 ... (note lc and hyphen) before an Arabic name means ?the? so try to avoid writing ?
the al- ? .... doubt, test with a singular such as one day's time, one month
pregnant. ...... strive for active verbs: compare ?the mat was sat upon by the cat?
...... 1am, 6.30pm, etc; 10 o'clock last night but 10pm yesterday; half past ...

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