"A" vs "An" ....grammar trivia

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Ooh Cindy, good thought. For example anything that begins with a "u" that is pronounced like the letter "U" I would use "a." For example, "a united front," "a picture of a unicorn." But if it sounds like "uh", I would say "an." For example: "an umbrella," "an unexpected surprise," and so on.

Exactly!! LOL

It does depend on the sound of the word, which is why I added 'vowel sound' or a 'hard sound'.

UNBC - that starts with a "y" sound, so "a" is correct. ("y" is a vowel only "sometimes" - remember memorizing the vowels in the early grades? )

And "hour" does start without the H sound, so "an" goes with that.

LOL - I remember "An Halibut". Eric the Half-A-Bee! (Half-An-Bee??? )

That's what I thought. Thanks Candace.