Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> > "We help freelancers become more professional with automatic streamlined process for managerial tasks like client onboarding, signing NDA and requirement collection right from their personal website."

> "with automatic streamlined process" should probably be "an automatic streamlined process". I don't think the way it is now is technically wrong but it doesn't feel right.

Ambiguous plurality. Go for either singular "with an automatic streamlined process" or plural "with automatic streamlined processes".

I believe this is a common mistake for people whose first language is Chinese, which doesn't have indefinite articles. A co-worker drops articles pretty regularly.



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: