When we were in school weren't we all taught that you have to add an "n" before a word that starts with a vowel and "a" before a consonant.
An apple
An elephant
An igloo
A dog
A hand
Come to find out you have to add the "n" for a vowel SOUND! What the heck, did I just not listen correctly when I was younger? Oh well, at least I can teach my students the correct rule. Some examples that I thought were exceptions to the rule were:
An hour
A unit
A unicorn
But these were always correct from the beginning because I didn't know the SOUND was a part of the rule. It is AN hour because hour has a vowel sound in the beginning. It is A unit and A unicorn because the "u" make a -yoo sound.
First off, I thought I would be alone in the blogging universe. Secondly, I just had my mind blown.
ReplyDeleteDon't read anything on here! (I had to do it for school)
DeleteAnd no you're not alone, I have two other blogs set up just for school purposes...we English people like to write:)
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