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Bluewater Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Use of a / an

For a / an usage. Prior to the letter R should you write a r................or an r??
  

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An 'r' because 'r' sounds like 'ar'.

  • An 'r' because 'r' sounds like 'ar'.
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An 'r' because 'r' sounds like 'ar'.
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Hello, Bluewater, welcome to the English Forums!

Well, if the word begins with the letter r-, you have to write "a" (a reward, a run, a risk etc...). "An" is used before a word begining with a vowel (an end, an order...)/with a vowel sound (an hour).

If you're talking of the letter R, then it's an R, because when you pronounce the letter R, you begin with a vowel so

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