RE: A/An

Subject: RE: A/An
From: Dave <funwow1 -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:24:30 -0700 (PDT)

The rule on this is use 'A' before a consonant,
> and use 'AN' before a vowel.
>
> Example: a good book, an excellent meal.
>
> -Dave.


--- Marguerite Krupp <mkrupp -at- cisco -dot- com> wrote:
> There actually is a rule about this, though I can't
> cite the source off the
> top of my head. Read it aloud. If you would
> pronounce "SI" as "sigh," then
> the article "a" is appropriate. If, on the other
> hand, you would pronounce
> it as two separate letters, the first of which
> begins with the "eh" sound
> (that is, "eh-ss"), then use the article "an." Same
> for MS.
>
> Marguerite
>
>

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