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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Why do u say "50 miles AN hour" instead of "50 miles A hour"

If the rule is that you are supposed to put "a" before a vowel then why do you put 50 miles a hour instead of 50 miles an hour??

If anyone could help me with this I would greatly appreciate that.

Thank you

Rebecca
  

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Hi Rebecca The "rule" is based on pronunciation, not on spelling. We use "an" before a vowel sound . Since the H in the word "hour" is not pronounced, we say "an hour".

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  • We use "an" before a vowel sound .
  • Since the H in the word "hour" is not pronounced, we say "an hour".
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Hi Rebecca

The "rule" is based on pronunciation, not on spelling. We use "an" before a vowel sound.
Since the H in the word "hour" is not pronounced, we say "an hour".

Here are some examples:



- an experience
- a unique experience (The first letter in the word unique sounds like the word "you".)
- an umbre
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