Hi, a sub-investment or an sub-investment ? do we always look at the word after " - " for the correct article ? Just consider what sound immediately follows the article. That's all. Use 'an' if it is a vowel sound.

r after any vowel has a special place in english. oor usually end up as ʊɚ, ɔɚ, oʊɚ poor: pʊɚ moore: mʊ ɚ , mɔ ɚ , moʊ ɚ floor: fl ɔ ɚ , floʊ ɚ door: d ɔ ɚ d oʊ ɚ oo before any but r: boom: bum doom: dum hood: h ʊd good: gʊd wood:

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

No there is no rule.The two words have the same meaning, 'whilst' is the older version (some dictionaries list it as obsolete) and it usually appears only in formal or poetic writing. If you stick to 'while' you won't ever

Hi and welcome to Englishforums! It's " a unique ... " because " u " here represents a consonant sound. The same goes --for instance -- with " a university " and " a user ". However, " u "

Hi, I am studying at City University in London and wanted to know in which context do we pronounce the as 'da' and as 'de'. Pronounce it as 'de' before vowel sounds. CJ

If you look in a dictionary: the 1 play_w2("T0146800") ( before a vowel; before a consonant ) Or, "thee" before a vowel and "thuh" before a consonant. It's not a rule we learn in school, but it's

How does university have a consonant sound at the beginning? U is a vowel and it makes a vowel sound when spoken. Surely it would be better to say there is no real rule that denotres the usage of these a's and an's. University

How does university have a consonant sound at the beginning? U is a vowel and it makes a vowel sound when spoken. Surely it would be better to say there is no real rule that denotres the usage of these a's and an's.

A goes before CONSONANT sounds whereas AN goes before VOWEL sounds, this is pretty plain to see. And it also makes easier joining the words as we speak. i.e a unique, a uniform, a university, a universal problem, a unilateral agreement, a united