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AnimeCreatorArtist · 2012-01-16 20:54:52

I discovered this quite a while ago, but I'm posting it now.

U is supposed to be a vowel, right? Well imagine you and your friend are having a heated discussion about unicorns. Nobody's gonna say 'AN unicorn', they'll say 'A unicorn'.

I don't really understand this. Any thoughts?

soupoftomato · 2012-01-16 20:56:41

Depends on the sound of it.

You tend to use the one that will sound less stressed.

veggieman001 · 2012-01-16 20:57:40

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index … 323AAAqHTI

zippynk · 2012-01-16 20:58:00

Unicorn is pronounced as "You-Ni-Corn", though, and Y isn't a vowel in that form.

Gatsby · 2012-01-16 20:58:45

The un rule only applies based on how the beginning of the word is pronounced, it's not reliant solely on if it's a vowel or not

mattb777 · 2012-01-16 20:59:16

That's for words that start with a vowel sound.

Harakou · 2012-01-16 21:01:36

The use of "an" is determined by the pronounced sound at the beginning of the word rather than the letter itself. Your example, "unicorn," may begin with a vowel, but is pronounced as though it had the consonant 'y' at the beginning. Conversely, some words beginning with consonants, such as "hour", may require the use of "an" for a similar reason.

Edit: Ninja'd x5. D'oh.

Last edited by Harakou (2012-01-16 21:02:48)

veggieman001 · 2012-01-16 21:03:17

Harakou wrote:
The use of "an" is determined by the pronounced sound at the beginning of the word rather than the letter itself. Your example, "unicorn," may begin with a vowel, but is pronounced as though it had the consonant 'y' at the beginning. Conversely, some words beginning with consonants, such as "hour", may require the use of "an" for a similar reason.

Edit: Ninja'd x5. D'oh.

Hahaha

Harakou · 2012-01-16 21:05:01

veggieman001 wrote:
Harakou wrote:
The use of "an" is determined by the pronounced sound at the beginning of the word rather than the letter itself. Your example, "unicorn," may begin with a vowel, but is pronounced as though it had the consonant 'y' at the beginning. Conversely, some words beginning with consonants, such as "hour", may require the use of "an" for a similar reason.

Edit: Ninja'd x5. D'oh.
Hahaha

D:

AnimeCreatorArtist · 2012-01-16 21:15:13

yikes A spaming mod!?

"Oh Aaaaaaaannnnnndddrrrrrrrreeeeesssssss!

lol jk.

soupoftomato · 2012-01-16 21:20:58

AnimeCreatorArtist wrote:
A spaming mod!?

"Oh Aaaaaaaannnnnndddrrrrrrrreeeeesssssss!

jk.

Code:

That's almost as bad as posting in code

veggieman001 · 2012-01-16 21:21:56

soupoftomato wrote:
AnimeCreatorArtist wrote:
A spaming mod!?

"Oh Aaaaaaaannnnnndddrrrrrrrreeeeesssssss!

jk.
Code:
That's almost as bad as posting in code

Code:

I want to post in code too! All the cool kids are doing it and it looks like fun!! I hope it doesn't have any bad side effects!!

soupoftomato · 2012-01-16 21:23:28

veggieman001 wrote:
soupoftomato wrote:
AnimeCreatorArtist wrote:
A spaming mod!?

"Oh Aaaaaaaannnnnndddrrrrrrrreeeeesssssss!

jk.
Code:
That's almost as bad as posting in code
Code:
I want to post in code too! All the cool kids are doing it and it looks like fun!! I hope it doesn't have any bad side effects!!

Code:

Yes!

Gatsby · 2012-01-16 21:24:00

Nope

AnimeCreatorArtist · 2012-01-16 21:24:36

YOU FOOLS!!

Gatsby · 2012-01-16 21:25:10

AnimeCreatorArtist wrote:
YOU FOOLS!!

That hurt my feelings :'(

Last edited by Gatsby (2012-01-16 21:25:20)

Harakou · 2012-01-16 21:49:12

Oh, you guys.

Seriously though, back on topic. tongue Not that there's anything left to talk about.

Wickimen · 2012-01-16 22:08:38

No, it's the way it's pronounced
That's why you say 'an hour', but not 'an history'

DisasterMaster · 2012-01-16 22:10:49

Code:

this is how all the scene kids now post :D

soupoftomato · 2012-01-16 22:12:14

DisasterMaster wrote:
Code:
this is how all the scene kids now post :D

Code:

No you're just a copycat. Stealing my style. Stealing my swag. People these days

veggieman001 · 2012-01-16 22:14:23

Get offa my lawn, yeh scene kids!!

RedRocker227 · 2012-01-17 11:09:46

It's because you pronounce it "yoo". It's not the first letter that determines whether an "a" or an "an" should be put before it, it's the pronunciation of the first letter that's important.

360-International · 2012-01-22 14:38:16

veggieman001 wrote:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index … 323AAAqHTI

+1

PoDo · 2012-01-22 14:49:44

A (Y)unicorn

yoo-ni-kawrn

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