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almost a year ago vs almost an year ago

The correct phrase is 'almost a year ago.' The indefinite article 'a' is used before 'year' because the word 'year' begins with a consonant sound. 'An' is only used before words that begin with a vowel sound.
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almost a year ago

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'almost a year ago' when referring to an event that occurred close to a year in the past.

Examples:

  • I started my new job almost a year ago.
  • We met almost a year ago.
  • It was almost a year ago when we last saw each other.
  • She moved to the city almost a year ago.
  • The project was completed almost a year ago.
  • Along The Way came out almost a year ago photo shoot with Patrick Tracy, Jessica Candage, and Kemo Sabe.
  • Sep 6, 2024 ... Almost a year ago to the date (Sept. 15th, 2023) I got to release something new. A new sound, a new way. Thank you for embarking on this ...
  • 6 days ago ... I got this for free off Epic almost a year ago, and my time with just the base game has been good to convince me to continue. Should I just ...
  • Sep 6, 2024 ... 6379 likes, 83 comments - coryasbury on September 6, 2024: "Almost a year ago to the date (Sept. 15th, 2023) I got to release something new.
  • Jan 14, 2020 ... My school framed my artwork from almost a year ago. Jeb will now always observe the halls... always. Image.
  • Sep 17, 2024 ... 8169 likes, 165 comments - colbiecaillat on September 17, 2024: "Along The Way came out almost a year ago photo shoot with @ptracy ...
  • Mar 5, 2024 ... Almost a year ago now, I sat down to write my Masters thesis at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford: “MAKING THE TOP ...
  • Jul 5, 2020 ... 144 likes, 5 comments - kazaronie on July 5, 2020: "Almost a year ago. ".
  • Mar 11, 2021 ... Almost a year ago my family and I left home in Connecticut to quarantine in California. It was a polarizing choice; one that we struggled to ...

almost an year ago

This phrase is incorrect in English. The article 'an' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound, not 'a'.

  • Jun 26, 2024 ... Hey LinkedIn, Almost an year ago, I took possibly one of the hardest and most confusing decisions of my life - deferring my masters by a ...
  • Dec 17, 2018 ... Drawing of Yato i did almost an year ago. · Comments Section · Community Info Section · More posts you may like.
  • Oct 11, 2024 ... Little did we know almost an year ago, when Michelle Robertson and I decided to co-lead Emerging Talent - Austin Chapter, it would lead us ...
  • Aug 23, 2022 ... "Heaven's ep" released almost an year ago, what are your views on this song? Discussion.
  • Jan 30, 2021 ... 51 likes, 4 comments - mrityunjays7 on January 30, 2021: "Marine Drive. Almost an year ago!".
  • Dec 13, 2017 ... hai , i started using kicad almost an year ago. Could someone help me to find out how to panelize mouse byte and v groove in kicad.
  • Jun 11, 2021 ... Hey D5 Members, This is from one of the projects I did almost an year ago, initially it was done in an earlier version of D5.
  • Jun 15, 2024 ... I have purchased Photoshop, Lightroom for mobile and Premier Pro subscription almost an year ago. Currently these are having a discounted ...
  • May 9, 2018 ... I joined Box Search team almost an year ago. After some features, I was given the opportunity to work on Solr upgrade.

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