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Gadm19 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

'a' or 'an' unique?why?

Hi i wanna ask about 'a' or 'an' unique?why?
  

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Hi and welcome to EnglishForward! It's " a unique ... " because " u " here represents a consonant sound.

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  • Hi and welcome to EnglishForward!
  • It's " a unique ...
  • " because " u " here represents a consonant sound.
  • The same goes --for instance -- with " a university " and " a user ".
  • However, " u " can also represent a vowel sound, like in " umbrella ", " urban ", " uninteresting ", so for these words (and many more) you need " an ".
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Hi and welcome to EnglishForward! Emotion: smile

It's "a unique ... " because "u" here represents a consonant
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gadm19Hi i wanna ask about 'a' or 'an' unique?why?

The sound of the first syllable has the 'you' sound. It is the sound of the first syllable of a word that determines whether 'a' or 'an' should be used.
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The choice between a and an depends on the sound of the next word.

unique is pronounced as if "yoo-neek". The initial y sound counts as a consonant.

a unique, not an unique.

CJ
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