Is 'an' the redundant word?
The engineer put on speed, roaring along at AN eighty miles an hour.
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You don't need the definite article 'an' here. The sentence makes more sense without it! :)
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It could be used if it was like this "...at an eighty-mile-per-hour speed."
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If a vehicle accelerates, it moves faster, and if a vehicle puts on speed, it also moves faster. I was wondering if you could tell me what is the difference between 'accelerate' and 'put on speed'? :-)
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Yes, it is not proper in this sentence unless you change it to:
The engineer accelerated, roaring along at AN eighty miles an hour speed.
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