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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Increasing/growing
Hi. I have a question.
an/a increasing/growing stream of people.
Are one to be preferred over the other or are they complete interchangeable in this sentence?
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An increasing... Use "a" before a consonant sound and "an" before a vowel sound. We're talking about pronunciation here.
- An increasing...
- Use "a" before a consonant sound and "an" before a vowel sound.
- We're talking about pronunciation here.
- Note the following correct examples: an apple an egg a house an hour (because we don't pronounce the h) a university (because the first sound is the consonant sound of the letter y) Using "a" and "an" is a matter of pronunciation based on the word it comes before.
- It relates to the sound of the word that comes after it.
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An increasing...
Use "a" before a consonant sound and "an" before a vowel sound. We're talking about pronunciation here. Note the following correct examples:
an apple
an egg
a house
an hour (because we don't pronounce the h)
a university (because the first sound is the consonant sound of the letter y)
Using "a" and "an" is a matter of pronunciation ba
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