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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an nasty" is not correct in written English.
The correct article to use before "nasty" is "a" because "nasty" begins with a consonant sound.
Example: "He had a nasty attitude that made it hard to work with him."
Alternatives: "a vile" or "a unpleasant".
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In particular, the point which gives him 0-30 is beautiful, a spitting return, an nasty approach, and a lean-up forehand rousted past a dangling, despairing racket.
Mr. Bush was director of central intelligence in 1976, and he told the story of an nasty afternoon when the agency took a beating during Congressional hearings.
An 18-month-old amnesty for Delta gangs is looking ever shakier, with fresh attacks on oil pipelines and abductions of oil-company staff in recent weeks.If Mr Jonathan is hoping for an easy ride in southern Nigeria, he could be in for an nasty surprise.
"People like us don't make mistakes," he purrs after the club's latest gastro pub outing has taken an nasty turn.
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