It should be a shoplifting charge. Use an intead of a when the subsequent word begins with a vowel sound. (With some exceptions, such as when the following word is university. Say, "He is an university student," and you will see - uhh, hear - what I mean.) Shoplifting definitely does not begin with a vowel sound.
Friday, February 27, 2009
on an shoplifting charge
-- "Courier crime story subject denied court alternatives" in The Vancouver Courier on February 27, 2009
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