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On Monday 19 August 2002 19:00, Daniel Schlyder wrote:
> I think the rule is that if you pronounce the word starting with a
> vowel you should use 'an', while if you pronounce it starting with a
> consonant you should use 'a'. So, since 'user' is pronounced starting
> with 'j' it is correct to write 'a user'.
Unfortunately, I don't think there's any complete rule :-(
an umbrella
an unfortunate incident
a user
a unary operator
This can be explained by pronunciation, with words beginning with 'u'
but pronounced 'yu' taking 'a' as an article. But then, how do you
explain 'an historical moment' but 'a hitch'? Same sound. English has
to be one of the most archaic languages out there...
Bye for now,
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Laurence Withers, lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx
(GnuPG 04A646EA) http://www.lwithers.demon.co.uk/
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