A hold versus Ahold
Not only the spelling sometimes even the spacing between the words can create a huge difference in their meaning like in this article we are going to see between a hold and ahold. Remaining grammatically correct is of the key demand of content writing and helps to create a positive impression in professional world.
In this article we shall not only see the difference but try to learn how to use them in sentences and so on.
Use of Ahold and a hold in sentences..
Ahold |
A hold |
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Grammatically simplicity
There is a fundamental law of writing as to keep things as simple as possible so try to avoid both ahold and ahold as long as one can use hold or the word “get hold of”.
Though there are some instance where using the phrase a hold is important like in sentence
Sam was not able to buy medicine as his company placed a hold on his money.
In this sentence we will not be able to use hold here.
At the same time use of ahold is not advisable as describe above because of its informal nature and non acceptance in professional and formal world.
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Summary
Ahold is an informal adverb use to show physically possession of something.
A hold both as noun and verb try to show control or grasp of something. It merely consist of an indefinite article “a” and a noun “hold”
Both should be avoided if possible and the simpler word hold should be used but at the same time we have seen above in some sentences it is hard to replace a hold of because of its very nature.
Ahold should be avoided at any cost.
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