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I agree. It actually really vexes me when people use "a" in front of an acronym. Even though the previous post has been up for quite some time, maybe someone will run across this and find it helpful. Here is my reasoning: So, yes, we all
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anonymous
281 days ago
 Articles, Vowels, Consonants, Pronunciation, Phonetics, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Indefinite, Acronyms, Languages
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As per phonetics theory, I've been told one should use the indefinite article "a" before words beginning with a consonant and "an" before words beginning with a vowel or a diphthong. And the sound "y" ( or / j /
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paul
1 yr 161 days ago
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I've noticed that the indefinite article "a" is often pronounced "ay" in speeches and on radio and TV. What's that about? Svatopluk Svatopluk, I don't think your post was clear enough to be sure of what you wanted
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Once upon a 2/26/04 12:14 AM, in the land of (Email Removed), the good witch "Al Treacher" from (Email Removed) told the whole world all about how: Mentally wrestling with the correct usage of 'an' or 'a' before a word
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carmen l. abruzzi
5 yr 273 days ago
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: So how does the rule on "u" and "a" or "an" work (or all the vowels for that matter)? Why is it a university, but an umbilical cord? Because of the pronunciation, not the spelling. University is pronounced
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molly mockford
5 yr 279 days ago
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