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dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Not sure if you know this but I find it fun to know so I’m going to share.

In English when deciding whether to use a or an you should look at the start of the following word and if it starts with a vowel sound then use an else use a.

Examples:

An apple
An hour (note doesn’t start with a vowel but sounds like a vowel)
A goat
A criminal offence

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

An hour

Note, this can differ by region. For example, “an historic …” is common in the UK, whereas it would be “a historic …” in the US due to accent differences.

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- Jarix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  That’s because the h is silent at the beginning of a word in the UK.
  
  An 'istoric
  
  A Historic makes sense if you outgoings the hard H sound
  
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  - sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Yup, it’s just not so obvious when reading text.
    
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    Jarix@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    Streuth (struth? 'struth? No idea how to actually write that expression)
    
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- beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  “He is an halibut.” --Monty Python 😁
  
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a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
aaah i know this and normally don’t make this mistake, thank you very much tho, i will fix it right away 🫡

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