In Universities^x, Vowels^x

Su, I'm quite surprised to hear you say that. Generally speaking, my opinion is that those of us that are "against the host", as you put it, have much more experience with other languages than he does. I have no way of knowing this, of course; it's just my impression. Strange that it should...

Hi cball007, I found my notes which I jotted down in my ESL course. The difference between a and an is one of pronunciation, and so we also use an in front of a silent h because judging only by sound, the word begins with the vowel that follows the h. Examples: an hour, an honor, an herb...

wow, it was an excellent summary of the history of the English language, guest. You've summed up almost one year of what I studied at university, but you've explained it better that some of my teachers I can only add one of my favourite major changes in pronunciation during the modern English...

Yes, there's more to it. We use "a" before a consonant sound and "an" before a vowel sound. The "h" in honest is silent (not pronounced), so we say "an honest man". Other examples: a university, a unique plan, an hour I hope this helps.

You're right, Haogide. You explained this very well. The rules state that you use 'A' before a consonant sound (and not just/necessarily a consonant) and 'An' before a vowel sound (not just/necessarily a vowel). Some examples: For 'A' This isn't just a college it's a university. James is a...

There are an estimated 90000 gangsters in the country. If your question pertains to the use of 'a' and 'an', I think the following might help you out. Use 'an' before all words beginning with the vowels: a, e, i, o u. This is done to facilitate pronunciation. For example, if we say 'a apple',...

I have an 'issue ' with " every word starting with a vowel " . It should read 'starting w / a vowel SOUND , except a long " u " sound in fact sounds like a "y " How many of these words would have an in front of them ? : ewe , yew , user , university ? Honor ? Hour ? 8 ? Ans. None of the...

Hi FishWish The grammar rule for indefinite articles usage is: We use A before a consonant-sound. We use AN before a vowel-sound. The difference depends on the sound of the vowels and consonants, not the spelling! honest begins with an H, but it is not said, so "I am an honest man" is the...

Hi Yo, A vowel sound is determined, as suzi rightly pointed out, not by its look, but by its sound. Two of the most confusing semi/half consonents in Engish are those such as /ju:/ in "Europe and /w/ in "one". The looks of these are very misleading. Let me elaborate on them separately. 1....

hello both a and an mean one. they are used before singular count nouns. a is used before words that begin with a consonent sound. an is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.can any one explain why do we use a in front of university and not an (a university , not an university) and...