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Use a before words that start with a consonant sound and an before words that start with a vowel sound. The key is the sound you hear when you say the word aloud, not just the w...
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Choosing between an and a before words that start with M depends on sound, not spelling. Use an before vowel sounds and a before consonant sounds. The letter M normally begins w...
Open articleGrammar
Use a before words that begin with a consonant sound and an before words that begin with a vowel sound. This rule is sound-based, not spelling-based, and it keeps writing and sp...
Open articlegrammar-usage
Use an before vowel sounds and a before consonant sounds. The decision depends on how the following word sounds when spoken, not on the written letter. Letters that sound vowel-...
Open articleGrammar
Use an before a vowel sound (agnostic, hour, unicorn) and a before a consonant sound (house, unique, one). The decision follows pronunciation, not the written letter. Exceptions...
Open articleGrammar
The distinction between a and an depends on sound, not spelling. Use a before words that begin with a consonant sound, and use an before words that begin with a vowel sound. The...
Open articleGrammar
Use a before words that start with a consonant sound and an before words that start with a vowel sound. The key is the sound you hear at the start of the spoken word, not the wr...
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