Difference between revisions of "A"
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Like <i>an</i>, <i>a</i> has developed as the sounds dropped away from the cardinal number <b>one</b>. (phonological evolution) | Like <i>an</i>, <i>a</i> has developed as the sounds dropped away from the cardinal number <b>one</b>. (phonological evolution) | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 16 December 2012
history
One > an > a Like an, a has developed as the sounds dropped away from the cardinal number one. (phonological evolution)
syntax
a is used before a consonant sound (a quarter note, a half note, a whole note, a holy otter) an is used before a vowel sound (an 8th note, an old note, an utter silence, another sound )
