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Battle of the moguls. 'Awhile' versus 'a while.' Crittador.

Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.

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Testing Usage: Replace with Nouns to Choose 'A while'

Mignon shows that if you can swap another article+noun like 'a year', use the two-word 'a while'.

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