tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post5447547373152915644..comments2023-07-02T06:32:27.648-07:00Comments on The Dead Letters: Explain to me where the confusion isUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225450.post-38960111760101261922007-01-03T08:38:00.000-07:002007-01-03T08:38:00.000-07:00As found in Random House Webster's Pocket Grammar,...As found in Random House Webster's Pocket Grammar, usage, and punctuation. (Best $5 I've ever spent.)<br /><br />"a/an In both spoken and written English, an is used before words beginning in a vowel sound: He carried an umbrella. The Nobel prize is an honor, and when the consonants f,h,l,m,n,r,s,and x are pronounced by name: The renovations created an L-shaped room. Miles received an F in physics. Use a before words beginning with a consonant sound: What a fish! I bought a computer, and words that start with vowels but are pronounced as consonants: A union can be dissolved. They live in a one-room apartment. Also use a with words that start with consonant letters not listed above and with the vowel u: She earned a C in French. He made a U-turn."<br /><br />And then a bunch of stuff about words that begin with h. I think this answers your question though.knightjorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149485501277163419noreply@blogger.com