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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a inkling" is not correct in written English.
The correct form is "an inkling" because "inkling" begins with a vowel sound.
Example: "She had an inkling that something was wrong before the news broke."
Alternatives: "a hint" or "a notion."
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He just had a inkling.
He told me he'd always had a inkling that he was attracted to men but hadn't felt that it was fair to explore it until his girlfriend cheated on him.
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Conway had an inkling a crash was coming.
DoAt was an inkling of an idea – an alpha.
IT IS not quite a trend, more an inkling of change.
It was Planck himself who first had an inkling of a smallest possible size.
But Carter's persistent explorations and self-questioning suggest an inkling of a bigger goal.
"The instant people feel an inkling of a turnaround, money is going to flow in".
It was just an inkling, perhaps, but a significant one.
Most people by now may recall a moment of clarity, an inkling of doom.
I always had an inkling that Lacienega seemed a little bit not-straight.
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