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Do I need a/the in this situation?
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Suppose I want to write:
We want everybody to contribute with minimum barrier to entry.
Grammarly suggests I need to either say a minimum or the minimum. I find that odd but Grammarly always nags me about this and I got a bit unsure.
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Suppose I want to write:
We want everybody to contribute with minimum barrier to entry.
Grammarly suggests I need to either say a minimum or the minimum. I find that odd but Grammarly always nags me about this and I got a bit unsure.
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Can you also explain what you are trying to say with your original example sentence? I might be helpful. I personally don't immediately understand what you're trying to say, though I can guess. Please see Details, Please and the Contributor's Guide (Asking) for tips and examples.
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Suppose I want to write:
We want everybody to contribute with minimum barrier to entry.
Grammarly suggests I need to either say a minimum or the minimum. I find that odd but Grammarly always nags me about this and I got a bit unsure.
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asked 2 hours ago
Enno Shioji
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Suppose I want to write:
We want everybody to contribute with minimum barrier to entry.
Grammarly suggests I need to either say a minimum or the minimum. I find that odd but Grammarly always nags me about this and I got a bit unsure.
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articles
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Can you also explain what you are trying to say with your original example sentence? I might be helpful. I personally don't immediately understand what you're trying to say, though I can guess. Please see Details, Please and the Contributor's Guide (Asking) for tips and examples.
– Em.♦
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Can you also explain what you are trying to say with your original example sentence? I might be helpful. I personally don't immediately understand what you're trying to say, though I can guess. Please see Details, Please and the Contributor's Guide (Asking) for tips and examples.
– Em.♦
2 hours ago
Can you also explain what you are trying to say with your original example sentence? I might be helpful. I personally don't immediately understand what you're trying to say, though I can guess. Please see Details, Please and the Contributor's Guide (Asking) for tips and examples.
– Em.♦
2 hours ago
Can you also explain what you are trying to say with your original example sentence? I might be helpful. I personally don't immediately understand what you're trying to say, though I can guess. Please see Details, Please and the Contributor's Guide (Asking) for tips and examples.
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The phrasing of the sentence could be improved. You can also use the plural barriers in order to avoid having to choose between a or the (if neither sounds right to you).
Using the plural also makes sense if there really isn't just one barrier—or you don't know how many there will be ahead of time. Perhaps there are multiple entry criteria.
We want to minimize entry barriers to anybody's contribution.
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
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In this sentence you would need a/the
We want everyone to contribute with a minimum barrier to enter
meaning you want all the personal to contribute a certain amount of a certain object to enter
We want everyone to contribute with the minimum barrier to enter
meaning pretty much the same, you wish people to contribute the minimum amount to enter. The sentence doesn't really work without a/the.
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
The phrasing of the sentence could be improved. You can also use the plural barriers in order to avoid having to choose between a or the (if neither sounds right to you).
Using the plural also makes sense if there really isn't just one barrier—or you don't know how many there will be ahead of time. Perhaps there are multiple entry criteria.
We want to minimize entry barriers to anybody's contribution.
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
10.8k11930
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
The phrasing of the sentence could be improved. You can also use the plural barriers in order to avoid having to choose between a or the (if neither sounds right to you).
Using the plural also makes sense if there really isn't just one barrier—or you don't know how many there will be ahead of time. Perhaps there are multiple entry criteria.
We want to minimize entry barriers to anybody's contribution.
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
10.8k11930
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
The phrasing of the sentence could be improved. You can also use the plural barriers in order to avoid having to choose between a or the (if neither sounds right to you).
Using the plural also makes sense if there really isn't just one barrier—or you don't know how many there will be ahead of time. Perhaps there are multiple entry criteria.
We want to minimize entry barriers to anybody's contribution.
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
10.8k11930
The phrasing of the sentence could be improved. You can also use the plural barriers in order to avoid having to choose between a or the (if neither sounds right to you).
Using the plural also makes sense if there really isn't just one barrier—or you don't know how many there will be ahead of time. Perhaps there are multiple entry criteria.
We want to minimize entry barriers to anybody's contribution.
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
10.8k11930
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
10.8k11930
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
10.8k11930
answered 1 hour ago
Jason Bassford
10.8k11930
10.8k11930
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
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1
down vote
In this sentence you would need a/the
We want everyone to contribute with a minimum barrier to enter
meaning you want all the personal to contribute a certain amount of a certain object to enter
We want everyone to contribute with the minimum barrier to enter
meaning pretty much the same, you wish people to contribute the minimum amount to enter. The sentence doesn't really work without a/the.
answered 1 hour ago
Veraen
3346
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
In this sentence you would need a/the
We want everyone to contribute with a minimum barrier to enter
meaning you want all the personal to contribute a certain amount of a certain object to enter
We want everyone to contribute with the minimum barrier to enter
meaning pretty much the same, you wish people to contribute the minimum amount to enter. The sentence doesn't really work without a/the.
answered 1 hour ago
Veraen
3346
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
In this sentence you would need a/the
We want everyone to contribute with a minimum barrier to enter
meaning you want all the personal to contribute a certain amount of a certain object to enter
We want everyone to contribute with the minimum barrier to enter
meaning pretty much the same, you wish people to contribute the minimum amount to enter. The sentence doesn't really work without a/the.
answered 1 hour ago
Veraen
3346
In this sentence you would need a/the
We want everyone to contribute with a minimum barrier to enter
meaning you want all the personal to contribute a certain amount of a certain object to enter
We want everyone to contribute with the minimum barrier to enter
meaning pretty much the same, you wish people to contribute the minimum amount to enter. The sentence doesn't really work without a/the.
answered 1 hour ago
Veraen
3346
answered 1 hour ago
Veraen
3346
answered 1 hour ago
Veraen
3346
answered 1 hour ago
Veraen
3346
3346
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Can you also explain what you are trying to say with your original example sentence? I might be helpful. I personally don't immediately understand what you're trying to say, though I can guess. Please see Details, Please and the Contributor's Guide (Asking) for tips and examples.
– Em.♦
2 hours ago