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I know that you guys have debated about this issue for many times. But I don't get it..H is not a vowel...it's neither E,U,O,I or A, so why do we get AN before Helicopter? BTW, I'm new here, and I apperciate the mods & the other guys who parcitipate in this forum and help others. English is...

Dear Cyndi: You have actually asked two questions in your posting: (1) Is the letter w a vowel? and (2) For how long have schools been teaching that the letter w is a vowel? Regarding (1), the answer is that w can be both a vowel and a consonant. Regarding (2), at least since 1861 in the United...

Mythical Lady wrote: As for Arabic, my mother tongue) I think it's not an easy language to master. Though it's fixed, classical and words are written the way they are pronounced Although it is not that difficult to master the Arabic alphabet, the writing of standard Arabic does not include...

Are there any grammar mistakes in the following answers? I've highlighted the area I doubt. What letters have been repeated in the last stanza? 1. Any English text that contains more than 26 letters must repeat at least one letter. Some letter-repetitions are a function of the language...

I don't think there is a hard and fast rule here. However: If you have a two syllable word that ends with an 'a', it's typical that the vowel in the first is short. Like 'dada', 'feta', etc. This is not a rule so much as a pattern that should be observed. Following it, the 'da' in 'data'...

Lesson 1: Basic Pronunciation The following will make you sound Southern to non-Southerners: Pin pen merger: Pronounce "pin" and "pen" both as pin Lesson II: Grammar

Pronunciation is very important, but with English that means stress patterns. Getting the stress patterns right for a whole phrase is often more important than getting every single word exactly right. The vowels can be off a bit, but the stress pattern and the consonants should be as accurate...

I know that measuring grammar by "sound" is not the best way to approach English grammar, but something just does not sound correct; perhaps someone can help me. "The following applies to a user:" vs. "The following applies to an user:" If I remember by grammar, the bottom one should be...

Jargonaut wrote: Remember that while we call words like "the" and "an" (or "a" in this case as the "n" is dropped when before a vowel sound) articles, they are limiting adjectives. "The" is a contracted form of the demonstrative "that", and "an", or "a", is a contracted form of "one" (from the...

I. "The" is used to point out (1) one or more particular objects or (2) a class of objects: as, "The dog bit the boys;" that is, the particular "dog" and "boys" previously referred to. "The dog is a faithful animal;" that is, the class or kind of animals named, dogs. II. An, or a, is used to...