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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

a or an

I am a one-year -old.
I am an one-year-old.
Which one is correct?
  

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Anonymous I am a one-year -old. Iff a one-year-old could speak correctly, that's what s/he would say. the word 'one' does not begin with a clear vowel sound.

  • Anonymous I am a one-year -old.
  • Iff a one-year-old could speak correctly, that's what s/he would say.
  • the word 'one' does not begin with a clear vowel sound.
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AnonymousI am a one-year -old.
Iff a one-year-old could speak correctly, that's what s/he would say. the word 'one' does not begin with a clear vowel sound.
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A one-year-old.
Use A if the next word starts with a consonant sound, use an if it starts with a vowel sound.
One is pronounced "wun", so it starts with a consonant sound.

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