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) | + | <p>Like <i>an</i>, <i>a</i> has developed as the sounds dropped away from the cardinal number <b>one</b>. (phonological evolution)</p> |
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Revision as of 01:02, 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 )