A or An ?



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送交者: kma 于 2005-4-20, 12:57:46:

回答: 我看到美国人也写"a update"故有此问 由 2Cul4U4 于 2005-4-20, 12:39:25:

google may mislead people, every googler should keep that in mind

The article a is used before consonant sounds; an is used before vowel sounds.


Words beginning with h, o and u sometimes begin with a vowel sound, sometimes a consonant sound.


Consonant Sound: a heroic couplet (h sound)

a once-happy lover (w sound)

a universal problem (y sound)


Vowel Sound: an honest man (no h sound)

an only child (o sound)

an unusual insect (u sound)




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