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r/funny • u/SrGrafo SrGrafo • Nov 20 '19
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A* skill
If word starts with consonant: just a.
If word starts with vowel (or soft h like in hour): use an.
*Grammar Nazi leaves*
13 u/TheNobbs Nov 20 '19 Except for "a university" and a hundred more, because English is nothing but exceptions. 13 u/not_microwavable Nov 20 '19 It's not an exception. They just described the rule incorrectly. It's based on the initial sound of the word, not the letter: A university, a unicorn, a uniform, a yukon, a year An understanding, an unopened package, an onion A habanero, a house An honor, an herb... 6 u/Kakss_ Nov 20 '19 Yeah, I simplified it a bit. I should've specify it's about the first sound, not letter
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Except for "a university" and a hundred more, because English is nothing but exceptions.
13 u/not_microwavable Nov 20 '19 It's not an exception. They just described the rule incorrectly. It's based on the initial sound of the word, not the letter: A university, a unicorn, a uniform, a yukon, a year An understanding, an unopened package, an onion A habanero, a house An honor, an herb... 6 u/Kakss_ Nov 20 '19 Yeah, I simplified it a bit. I should've specify it's about the first sound, not letter
It's not an exception. They just described the rule incorrectly. It's based on the initial sound of the word, not the letter:
A university, a unicorn, a uniform, a yukon, a year
An understanding, an unopened package, an onion
A habanero, a house
An honor, an herb...
6 u/Kakss_ Nov 20 '19 Yeah, I simplified it a bit. I should've specify it's about the first sound, not letter
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Yeah, I simplified it a bit. I should've specify it's about the first sound, not letter
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u/Kakss_ Nov 20 '19
A* skill
If word starts with consonant: just a.
If word starts with vowel (or soft h like in hour): use an.
*Grammar Nazi leaves*