I was typing a post and came up with an a/an dispute. I know that a is used before consonants, and an is used befor vowels, but what about words beginning in vowels but that sound like consonants?
a car
an apple
a/n unit (YOO-nit)?
a/n herb (URB)?
--Chessbot
"See the TURTLE of enormous girth!"
-- Stephen King, The Dark Tower series
a car
an apple
a/n unit (YOO-nit)?
a/n herb (URB)?
--Chessbot
"See the TURTLE of enormous girth!"
-- Stephen King, The Dark Tower series