"an" is used before nouns with a vowel sound. Hydrodynamic does not start with a vowel sound. Therefore, you would use "a", not "an". This is similar to saying "a yellow aeroplane". A hydrodynamic noun can

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I stumbled upon the latter use recently, and it got me thinking. There seems to be some exceptions to the simple rule that I still use when deciding on "a" or "an"... If you go by the word "decrease", the "a 80%

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How does "weight" differ from "wait"? "Wait", for me, has a single long "a" sound, as in "mate"; "weight" has a diphthong: long broad "e" gliding into an "i". Are you