Difference between revisions of "A"
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− | <i>a</i> is used before a consonant sound (a quarter note, a half note, a whole note, a holy otter) | + | *<i>a</i> is used before a consonant sound (a quarter note, a half note, a whole note, a holy otter) |
− | <i>an</i> is used before a vowel sound (an 8th note, an old note, an utter silence, <u>an</u>other sound ) | + | *<i>an</i> is used before a vowel sound (an 8th note, an old note, an utter silence, <u>an</u>other sound ) |
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Revision as of 00:03, 16 December 2012
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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 )