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pleasehelp  +  943509 Thu, 15 Oct 09 09:23 PM
Does 'an' precede all words that begin with a vowel?
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CalifJim  +  943510 Thu, 15 Oct 09 09:27 PM
No.  Some words that begin with a vowel are pronounced as if they begin with a consonant.  In these cases, an is not used, but a.


a European               (yoor-o-pean)

a one-time chance      (wun time)


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