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The phrase "an incapable" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly because "incapable" is an adjective and should not be preceded by "an."
Example: "He is an incapable leader who struggles to make decisions."
Alternatives: "a person who is incapable" or "someone who lacks ability."
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She is not an incapable person.
"Surely, an incapable leader does not work until 5am!" it said.
Constantine's accession was a triumph for the civil aristocracy and was unfortunate in that he proved an incapable emperor.
Toward the end of the dynasty, an incapable financial administration stimulated inflation by the overissue of paper money, but in Kublai's time the use of banknotes was essential.
A top-10 player two years ago who has since plummeted, Schett also defied her image as an incapable closer by serving a blistering serve down the center on her fourth match point.
And in surveys we have conducted in rural areas, people often report feeling abandoned by an incapable or absent state.
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A right to free speech cannot properly be possessed by an entity incapable of speech.
The cynicism of the purveyors of these fantasies is that they know very well what they are playing at, the prejudices they are fanning: that Obama is foreign, a fake, incapable of writing a book, incapable of intellectual achievement.
But he is an artist incapable of routine.
He was blind to self-constraints, like an animal incapable of perceiving certain colors.
Even the smallest legislative agreement is now hailed as a major achievement in a Congress incapable of doing fundamental work.
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