Anonymous  +  891592 Tue, 08 Sep 09 02:03 AM I wondered If you can help me with this following sentence. Is grammatically correct the sentence "the break even point analysis is all right if you have a one product business"?. Thank you in advance for your help. Regards, Carlos Anonymous Regards, Sentences, Business, Careers

	Mister Micawber  +  891597 Tue, 08 Sep 09 02:05 AM The break-even point analysis is all right if you have a single-product business. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,822 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Business, Careers

	YoungBuddy  +  891639 Tue, 08 Sep 09 02:42 AM Anonymous “"the break even point analysis is all right if you have a one product business"?.” Just pay extra attention to this point  a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a car, a stare, a dog, a cat ... an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant, an orphan, an apple , an ipod .. YoungBuddy Joined on Sun, Aug 16 2009 Full Member 215 Nouns, Vowels, Consonants, Singular Nouns, Business, Careers, Singular

	Grammar Geek  +  891685 Tue, 08 Sep 09 03:34 AM YoungBuddy “ Anonymous “"the break even point analysis is all right if you have a one product business"?.”   Just pay extra attention to this point  a + singular noun beginning with a consonant: a car, a stare, a dog, a cat ... an + singular noun beginning with a vowel: an elephant, an orphan, an apple , an ipod .. ”     YoungBuddy, it would be "a one-product business."   The a/an choice depend on the letter, but on the pronunciation of that letter. "One" sounds like "wun" so it takes "a" not "an."   an open-book test, a one-trick pony a unicorn, an umbrella.   You need to know the sound, not just the letter. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Nouns, Vowels, Consonants, Singular Nouns, Pronunciation, Business, Speaking, Careers, Singular

	YoungBuddy  +  891714 Tue, 08 Sep 09 04:11 AM Grammar Geek “You need to know the sound, not just the letter.” Thanks YoungBuddy