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minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-29 months agoThe rule I’ve always used is that if the first letter of the word immediately following it is a vowel, it’s “an” and if it isn’t use “a”. For example, “an apple” or “a potato”. If there is an adjective, go by that first letter, for example “a large apple” or “an average potato”.
minus-squareTheGenuineGT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoFor anyone scrolling, I’ve followed a similar rule. Except an is used anytime the following word makes a phonetic vowel sound. E.g ah, eh, ee, oh, ooh
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoTell that to British midlanders: “Can I have a glass of wo’a?”
The rule I’ve always used is that if the first letter of the word immediately following it is a vowel, it’s “an” and if it isn’t use “a”.
For example, “an apple” or “a potato”. If there is an adjective, go by that first letter, for example “a large apple” or “an average potato”.
For anyone scrolling, I’ve followed a similar rule. Except an is used anytime the following word makes a phonetic vowel sound. E.g ah, eh, ee, oh, ooh
Tell that to British midlanders: “Can I have a glass of wo’a?”
Or when they ask for a nonion.
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