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minus-squareChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·edit-21 day 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-up10·1 day 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-down1·1 day agoTell that to British midlanders: “Can I have a glass of wo’a?”
minus-squareJännät@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·39 minutes agoFun English facts: “apron” used to be “napron”, but “a napron” was eventually incorrectly split into “an apron”. Same with “adder” which used to be “naddre”, and “umpire” which was “noumpere”
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.
Fun English facts: “apron” used to be “napron”, but “a napron” was eventually incorrectly split into “an apron”. Same with “adder” which used to be “naddre”, and “umpire” which was “noumpere”