Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning with TOI English Hack explains the real rule: it is not about letters, but ...
How many vowels does English have? Five, right? A, E, I, O, U. Oh, and sometimes Y. So, six? Actually, English has at least 14 different vowel sounds and, depending on the speaker and dialect, maybe ...
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English hack of the day: The hidden rule behind ‘a’ and ‘an’ that has nothing to do with vowels
For most of our school lives, we were told a neat little rule: use ‘a’ before words beginning with consonants and ‘an’ before words beginning with vowels. It sounded simple, almost soothingly ...
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