Hi teacher,
I know an adverb "awhile" modifies a verb. But, I am confused why the following sentence is using "a while" to modify a verb "had said", instead of awhile?
"At a luncheon I attended recently, a speaker shared with the audience something I had said a while ago."
Please advise. Thanks.
awhile vs a while
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Re: awhile vs a while
Nowadays, especially in BrE, it is common for 'awhile' to be written as two words.