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Subject:RE: Use of A and An From:"technicoid" <technicoid -at- cableone -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:34:42 -0700
John Fleming wrote:
>Generally, use 'a' when the following word begins with a consonant (a
dog, a cat), Use >'an' when the following word begins with a vowel (an
irony).
>Now for some special cases.
>With the letter 'h', use an if the 'h' is pronounced (a horse), but use
'an' when the >'h' is silent (an honour).
Perhaps a simpler way to remember is this: if it begins with a consonant
_sound_, use a. If it begins with a vowel sound, use an. The point is
wither the phoneme that follows the article has a stop, fricative,
glide, or what not.
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