"a" and "an"

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	jazz_messenger  #4201  Wed, 13 Aug 03 03:14 PM Hi, Which would be correct usage : 1. A unique 2. An Unique and why ? Cheers !    jazz_messenger Joined on Wed, Aug 13 2003 First Post (02)

	Elena  #4205  Wed, 13 Aug 03 03:37 PM As far as I know 'a unique' is correct because in that case 'u' is not a vowel but a semi-consonant (or semi-vowel) like in university, unify, uniform, utopia and many with the sound -/ju/ at the beggining of the word.    Elena Joined on Thu, Jul 31 2003 Spain Full Member (827) Enjoying my English study
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	Woodward  #4207  Wed, 13 Aug 03 03:45 PM We've discussed this a few times: See our frequently asked questions, Usage, articles + The, an, a (Examples)    Woodward Joined on Tue, Jun 24 2003 A New Zealander in Chile Advanced Member (2,801) <hint> Don't let schooling interfere with your education.</hint> www.woodward.cl
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	kitkattail  #4208  Wed, 13 Aug 03 03:48 PM Yes, that's right. A long "u" sound requires "a" rather than "an"; but the opposite is true of a short "u."    kitkattail Joined on Tue, Aug 12 2003 Toronto Frequent Poster (400)

	derya gülünay  #15582  Thu, 11 Dec 03 11:08 AM i agree that 'U' is here not a vowel.It must be a unique    derya gülünay Joined on Thu, Dec 11 2003 First Post (01)
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	OrujoV  #20993  Sun, 01 Feb 04 09:47 AM Hi all! I think you can`t use any of these articles if you use this word without a noun. If you use it with a noun,you must use it with an,because "u" is a wovel! Any way,I think so,and this is my opinion!    OrujoV Joined on Tue, Jan 13 2004 Baku,Azerbaijan Junior Member (10)
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	OrujoV  #20994  Sun, 01 Feb 04 09:48 AM I don`t understand you. Why do you think it`s not a vowel?    OrujoV
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	whl626  #21005  Sun, 01 Feb 04 12:51 PM Because the ' u ' is pronounced as ' you ' and ' you ' starts with y    whl626 Joined on Sun, Aug 24 2003 Full Member (882) Learn English every day

	Guest  #23044  Sat, 21 Feb 04 11:26 AM hi. The answer is -A UNIQUE! because 'a' or 'an' are used according to the sound of the first letter.The sound of "unique " "u" is 'YU'..which is a consonant that's why we use "a" with unique.    Guest
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