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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink19•edit-211 months agoIs it? I would think it’s ‘a’, not ‘an’ because it’s “a you-are-el” (English is not my native language).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-211 months agoYup, that’s correct. It doesn’t matter that it begins with a vowel, what matters is if it sounds like a vowel. Likewise, “an university” and “a hour” are both incorrect.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•11 months agoThis is still salvageable by pronouncing it as “an earl”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•11 months agoWell, I’m sure at least some person out there pronounces it that way, but I’ve certainly never met one!
Is it? I would think it’s ‘a’, not ‘an’ because it’s “a you-are-el” (English is not my native language).
Yup, that’s correct. It doesn’t matter that it begins with a vowel, what matters is if it sounds like a vowel. Likewise, “an university” and “a hour” are both incorrect.
This is still salvageable by pronouncing it as “an earl”.
Well, I’m sure at least some person out there pronounces it that way, but I’ve certainly never met one!