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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Problems with vowel sound?

Can anyone explain this ?I thought 'an' can only be used when the first letter of a word is vowel instead of VOWEL SOUND ==
  

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Anonymous thought 'an' can only be used when the first letter of a word is vowel instead of VOWEL SOUND No, you have the rule reversed; it is the sound that determines the article: a ukulele an umbrella a hat an honor

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous thought 'an' can only be used when the first letter of a word is vowel instead of VOWEL SOUND No, you have the rule reversed; it is the sound that determines the article: a ukulele an umbrella a hat an honor
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Anonymous thought 'an' can only be used when the first letter of a word is vowel instead of VOWEL SOUND
No, you have the rule reversed; it is the sound that determines the article:

a ukulele
an umbrella
a hat
an honor
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Im still not clear about the sound,any voice referrence?
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