An Euro??

[nq:1]Could somebody pls tell me why we say "a euro" rather than "an euro". I don't know why & have ... it's started to *** me off! It starts in a vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!??[/nq]
Because it's "a euro" as in "a yolk".
(I believe this is in the FAQ)

[nq:1]Could somebody pls tell me why we say "a euro" rather than "an euro". I don't know why & have ... started to *** me off! It starts in a vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!?? help![/nq]
It has a "y" as in "Yorba Linda" sound, which is not a vowel sound. The same applies with "a European country", "a eugenics program" and so on. Putting "an" in there would just sound wrong. Can I

[nq:1]Could somebody pls tell me why we say "a euro" rather than "an euro". I don't know why & have ... it's started to *** me off! It starts in a vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!??[/nq]
It doesn't start with a vowel sound, and that's what drives the choice of article.
Unless you think Euro is pronounce ee-oo-ro or something.
Brian Rodenborn

Sphera:
[nq:1]The same applies with "a European country", "a eugenics program" and so on. Putting "an" in there would just sound wrong. Can I assume that you're not a native speaker?[/nq]
NO...he is *an* native speaker!

[nq:1]Could somebody pls tell me why we say "a euro" rather than "an euro". I don't know why & have ... it's started to *** me off! It starts in a vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!??[/nq]
Someone taught you the rule wrong, Davey, or maybe you remember it wrong. We use "an" before a **vowel sound**.
"Euro" sounds like "yooro" so it's "a euro".
In the same way it's "a

[nq:2]Could somebody pls tell me why we say "a euro" ... vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!??[/nq]
[nq:1]Someone taught you the rule wrong, Davey, or maybe you remember it wrong. We use "an" before a **vowel sound**. ... "a uniform" and "a UFO". Sometimes it works the other way: "hour" sounds like "owa" so it's "an hour". Adrian[/nq]
it's all e grec.

[nq:1]Could somebody pls tell me why we say "a euro" rather than "an euro". I don't know why & have searched the web & can't find out & now it's started to *** me off![/nq]
For the same reason that we don't say "an university".
[nq:1]It starts in a vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!??[/nq]
It might start with a vowel in your dialect, but not in mine.

Steve Hayes fro

[nq:1]Could somebody pls tell me why we say "a euro" rather than "an euro". I don't know why & have ... started to *** me off! It starts in a vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!?? help![/nq]
As others have said, it's the vowel sound, not spelling with the classic a-e-i-o-u we're taught at school, that determines use of a or an.

In the same way we also do the opposite:

Default User wibbled
[nq:1]It doesn't start with a vowel sound, and that's what drives the choice of article. Unless you think Euro is pronounce ee-oo-ro or something.[/nq]
It doesn't have a capital E. It's just 'euro'. (Nor does it have a -s plural but breaking people of that habit might take a long time.)

And there are quite a few English-speakers who do not, for one reason or a

[nq:2]It starts in a vowel, why isn't it "an euro" as in "an egg"!??[/nq]
[nq:1]It might start with a vowel in your dialect, but not in mine.[/nq]
Conversely the use of 'a' or 'an' gives an indication of how 'euro' is supposed to be pronounced.
In euro-english 'an euro' is not uncommon,
Jan