A Useful Reminder About 'An' - 0 views
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In modern usage, the form a is used in front of words that begin with a consonant sound; an is used in front of words that begin with a vowel sound.
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I have seen the examples of misuse more often than I would care to admit. Just this morning I was debating whether it should be "a Ottawa teen" or "an Ottawa teen" because my spelling and grammar checker told me right was wrong. This article focuses on the confusion caused by "u".
