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Just like you do many other words ending in consonant + y: army's armies armies'
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These are consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z. These are vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
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"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
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"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
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Ok, I deleted the other thread you started, since it's the same as this. Well, it depends if they are irregular or not. "Girl" is not irregular, so you can just add the 's': one girl, two girls. "Country" is not
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These should cover 99% of the uses: a & an : before noun phrases containing an unspecified or newly-mentioned noun; use a before a word beginning with a consonant sound and use an before a word beginning with a vowel sound. the : before noun
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Hi Nickydee: Please don't use all the different color highlights in your postings. It makes your question difficult to understand. I have put some causes in line. You have correctly identified the errors.
Hi i have done the following:
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It is just convention. English spelling is not 100% consistent or regular. There have been many attempts at spelling reform, but none so far has gained any traction. There is no "academy" for English, as there can be for other languages.
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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE TH Present Simple Tense - In case of preceded by the third person singular, the verb that changes in form is Verb to be and Verb to have - In case we add
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CB's explanation is 100% right on. It is a linguistic question dealing with phonology. By the way, the same principle is in play with the plural noun ending 's/es': 's' after a non-voiced consonant (lamps, desks); 'z'
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