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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
A versus An
0 When did people start using tagging on "an" before a consonants? 02 br
00 Do most people do this now? I did not know people started to do this with the English language. 02 br
00 I'm a born North American, but I haven't seen this done before. 02 br
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01 b 00 with one exception 02 b 00 : Use 01 i 00 an 02 i 00 before unsounded 01 i 00 h 02 i 00 . 02 br
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00 Do most people do this now? I did not know people started to do this with the English language. 02 br
00 I'm a born North American, but I haven't seen this done before. 02 br
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01 b 00 with one exception 02 b 00 : Use 01 i 00 an 02 i 00 before unsounded 01 i 00 h 02 i 00 . 02 br
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- 00 01 li
- 00 an honorable peace 02 li 01 li
- 00 an honest error 02 li 00 02 ul
Top answer
0 It is whether or not it is a consonant or vowel SOUND that makes the difference. 02 br 02 br 00 An interesting word is herb. In UK English we sound the h so it is 'a herb'.
- 0 It is whether or not it is a consonant or vowel SOUND that makes the difference.
- 02 br 02 br 00 An interesting word is herb.
- In UK English we sound the h so it is 'a herb'.
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0 It is whether or not it is a consonant or vowel SOUND that makes the difference. honorable is spoken as 'onerable and honest is pronounced 'onest - a vowel sound so these words take 'an'. 02 br
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00 An interesting word is herb. In UK English we sound the h so it is 'a herb'. In US English you don't sound the h - 'erb' so it is 'an herb'. 0-
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00 An interesting word is herb. In UK English we sound the h so it is 'a herb'. In US English you don't sound the h - 'erb' so it is 'an herb'. 0-
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