Asked • 05/12/19

Exceptions to "no articles before professions" rule?

Pretty simple question. I came across a sentence >Er ist zugleich ein Schüler und ein Lehrer. Questions of word choice aside, my gut feeling is that this is not correct usage of articles and should instead be >Er ist zugleich Schüler und Lehrer as I always learned *no articles before professions and countries* rule (with the exceptions of die Schweiz etc). I was not however aware of any exceptions for the professions aspect, but perhaps the inclusion of *zugleich* changes this? Anyway, would love to hear your thoughts!

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