Hi, Which is correct a history or an history ? An UFO or a UFO . I've always believe that since the letter h is pronounced in history it should be a history. Yes Words like a master of business administration or an MBE since M is

Which is correct a history or an history? An UFO or a UFO. I've always believe that since the letter h is pronounced in history it should be a history. Words like a master of business administration or an MBE since M is pronouced as

Hi, she told me " i met professor shah at _ University". which article is applicable before "University" here? and why? options are 1)a Some particular university that has not yet been mentioned in the

Sure, there's a rule. The a/an decision is based on how it sounds, not what the letter is. An em-dee.

What is the rule for the use of "a or an" when using this sentence: My father is "a/an" M.D. I never know what to use because M is not a vowel but it sounds like one. I use "an" because it sounds better to me, to my

I've come across a number of occasions where the article 'a' was used inspite of the subject starting with a vowel.. What is the rule for such cases??

Hi there, I was wondering about the following matter: Why do we use the indef. art. a -> /ə/ before words that start with a consonant sound? And why do we use the indef. art. an -> /ən/ before words that start with a vowel sound? The

You don't have to pronounce the word in a particular way anywhere. It is merely an observation that for the purposes of clarity and word flow, most native speakers use /thi:/ before vowel sounds and /thə/ before consonant sounds.

This often happens when people are speaking extemporaneously, without a printed text from which to read. It becomes, in effect, a sort of "articulated pause + indefinite article". I have every confidence that he knows the difference

I've heard him do that too. Yes, it is wrong and pretty jarring to the ear. Fawning by the press notwithstanding, I think we can all agree that he's not exactly a good extemporaneous speaker. My guess is that when he does that he has (in