Hi, Ardith Hinton!
I read your message from 30.10.2019 18:37

 AK>>> I read this: Annabel and Midge had been best friends almost from
 AK>>> the day that Midge had found a job as stenographer with the firm
 AK>>> that employed Annabel.

 AK>>> How can I explain to my conscience the absence of "a"
 AK>>> before "stenographer"? ;)

 AH>                               [...]
 AK>> As for president - my textbook says an article is unnecessary in
 AK>> official job titles, if there is only one person holding this
 AK>> position at any given time.

 AH> IMHO you answered your own question there. Depending on the size of
 AH> the firm, one stenographer... i.e. a person who can take dictation
 AH> in shorthand & type it out at a fairly impressive rate... may have
 AH> been enough. I don't see any evidence indicating Annabel had been
 AH> employed in the same capacity.

 AH> Not to worry. It's often said in the EdBiz that before knowing what
 AH> questions to ask we must already know at least half of the
 AH> answer... [chuckle].

I also don't see any evidence indicating Annabel had been employed in the same
capacity, but IMHO also there is no ground to suggest that a stenographer is as
unique position in a firm as its President.

Bye, Ardith!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2019

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