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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an surprisingly" is not correct in written English.
The correct article to use before "surprisingly" is "a" since "surprisingly" begins with a consonant sound.
Example: "It was a surprisingly warm day for October."
Alternatives: "a surprisingly" or "an unexpectedly" or "a shockingly".
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In an surprisingly open match Australia had the better of the first half but were stunned by a fightback after the interval.
But Mr. Moi has scorned his independent-minded No. 2 and instead thrown his support behind Mr. Kenyatta, who the president has said -- in an surprisingly frank remark -- can be guided to make the right decisions for the country.
San Francisco techno artist Matrixxman unleashed a pounding Day One set, followed by iconic figures like John Digweed and Cox, who played a closing set to an surprisingly sparse crowd.
These realizations lead me to believe that live theater certainly isn't the only place to experience these revelations -- I've felt it at Christmas dinner, during a sports event, during sex, at church (never sex at church), and even on a subway platform when an surprisingly amazing singer manages to blow away a disparate group of jaded commuters.
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