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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
"An" Exception?
I know that measuring grammar by "sound" is not the best way to approach English grammar, but something just does not sound correct; perhaps someone can help me.
"The following applies to a user:"
vs.
"The following applies to an user:"
If I remember by grammar, the bottom one should be correct due to "user" starting with a vowel. But it just does not sound correct. Am I going crazy or could there be an exception here?
Thanks for the help.
"The following applies to a user:"
vs.
"The following applies to an user:"
If I remember by grammar, the bottom one should be correct due to "user" starting with a vowel. But it just does not sound correct. Am I going crazy or could there be an exception here?
Thanks for the help.
Top answer
An with a vowel sound , not a vowel letter.
- An with a vowel sound , not a vowel letter.
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Yes. If you go by sound, it's a yoo-zer, like a youth; it's not an yoo-zer or an youth.
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