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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half a" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate a portion or amount that is equal to half of something. An example of using "a half a" in a sentence could be: "I only ate a half a sandwich for lunch today." This means that the speaker only ate half of a sandwich, leaving the other half for later.
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A half a trillion.
A half a million people.
And a half a billion dollars poorer.
It's down a half a step and that was typical.
They will — "What about a half a bottle?
She could barely run a half a mile.
Our closest neighbors are a half a mile away.
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"There was a half-a-minute silence.
We don't do brain transfers, let alone have a half-a-brain transfers.
You don't need 100; you need a half-a-dozen.
I'm not even like a half-a-genius.
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