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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a erosion" is not correct in written English.
The correct article to use with "erosion" is "an" because "erosion" begins with a vowel sound.
Example: "An erosion of the coastline has been observed over the past few years."
Alternatives: "a decline" or "a deterioration".
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Open image in new window Fig. 1 a Erosion and haemorrhages over the lip.
Fig. 1 State of conservation of Candoglia: a erosion and differential erosion in presence of stone heterogeneity (arrow indicates a quartz-siliceous vein); b eroded calcite grains and dark stripe-like biological colonization (digital microscope documentation); c black thick sulphatic deposit in an area sheltered by rainfall.
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