Apollo 11 50th Anniversary

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(07-21-2019 02:54 PM)burkhard Wrote:  Whether "a" was or was not spoken is immaterial. Either usage is proper English. Omitting it is actually a bit more poetic. It's akin to John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, where the use of "ein", although not used in typical conversational speech, was deliberate and done for emphasis.

Why would JFK say he's a jelly doughnut?