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Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

A or an

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Is it OK to say "a" in the following sentence?

- There is a /o/ sound in the word "shot".

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JA

  

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No. Consider this. It's easy for me to say an /o/ sound.

— Clive

  • No.
  • Consider this.
  • It's easy for me to say an /o/ sound.
  • It's hard for me to say a /o/ sound.
  • That's the underlying reason that we say 'an' before such sounds at the start of words.
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No.

Consider this.

It's easy for me to say an /o/ sound.

It's hard for me to say a /o/ sound.

That's the underlying reason that we say 'an' before such sounds at the start of words.

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