Saturday, August 17, 2013

grammaticality - Is it "a user" or "an user"




Since user starts with a vowel shouldn't we use "an" ? I've seen many cases of using "a" .


Answer



From Amerenglish:




"An" goes before all words that begin with vowels:






With two exceptions:



When "u" makes the same sound as the "y" in you, or "o" makes the same sound as "w" in won, then "a" is used:




  • a union

  • a united front

  • a unicorn


  • a used napkin

  • a U.S. ship

  • a one-legged man



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