Joseph A Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
A or an
Hello
Is it OK to say "a" in the following sentence?
- There is a /o/ sound in the word "shot".
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JA
Top answer
No. Consider this. It's easy for me to say an /o/ sound.
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No.
Consider this.
It's easy for me to say an /o/ sound.
It's hard for me to say a /o/ sound.
That's the underlying reason that we say 'an' before such sounds at the start of words.
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