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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

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Is it wrong " a uniform"?
  

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Good question. You would think it should be "an" uniform because "u" is a vowel. However, this is one of those exceptions where "a" is used because the "u" has (phonetically) consonantal properties.

  • Good question.
  • You would think it should be "an" uniform because "u" is a vowel.
  • However, this is one of those exceptions where "a" is used because the "u" has (phonetically) consonantal properties.
  • Follow this link to an excellent guide on how to use "a" and "an".
  • edu/owl/resource/591/1 / John
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Good question.
You would think it should be "an" uniform because "u" is a vowel. However, this is one of those exceptions where "a" is used because the "u" has (phonetically) consonantal properties.
Follow this link to an excellent guide on how to use "a" and "an".
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ow

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