Difference between revisions of "An"

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<span style="color:darkblue;">an</span> is the older form, from Old English meaning "one".  In modern English "an" is used before vowel <u>sounds</u>, whereas "a" is used before consonants and glides.
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see [[a]]
 
see [[a]]
 
<span style="color:darkblue;">an</a> is the older form, from Old English meaning "one".  In modern English "an" is used before vowel <u>sounds</u>, whereas "a" is used before consonants and glides.
 

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an is the older form, from Old English meaning "one". In modern English "an" is used before vowel sounds, whereas "a" is used before consonants and glides.

see a