POLL: A or AN

[her209]

You are supposed to us AN before a word that starts with a vowel.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

h is a vowel in SPANISH..not English my friend.

 

[AsianriceX]

This is incorrect. You're supposed to use "an" when you have a vowel sound, not a vowel itself.

Example:

Incorrect--That is an European car.

Correct--That is a European car.

 

[DrNoobie]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: AsianriceX
This is incorrect. You're supposed to use "an" when you have a vowel sound, not a vowel itself.

Example:

Incorrect--That is an European car.

Correct--That is a European car.

U in user???

 

[melly]

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

no. Flyermax is correct.

 

[Ikonomi]

AsianriceX is completely correct. The "an" in front of "h" words is nothing more than a colloquialism stemming from the silent "h" in English. Hotel = 'Otel, Hammock = 'Ammock, and so on. The sound determines the use of "a" or "an". Always.

Originally posted by: AsianriceX
This is incorrect. You're supposed to use "an" when you have a vowel sound, not a vowel itself.

Example:

Incorrect--That is an European car.

Correct--That is a European car.

This sums it all up. Excellent post. :beer:

"I am a user." -- The first sound in "user" is a "yoo", which is a consonant sound.

"I need an umbrella." -- The first sound is "uh", which is a vowel sound.

"It will take an hour." -- The word begins with a consonant, but the first sound is "ow", a vowel sound.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

no. Flyermax is correct.

:Q
Never thought I'd read those words on ATOT 😛

 

[Hector13]

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

no. Flyermax is correct.

no.. DrNoobie is right. I can't believe some people don't just google these things!!

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: AsianriceX
This is incorrect. You're supposed to use "an" when you have a vowel sound, not a vowel itself.

Example:

Incorrect--That is an European car.

Correct--That is a European car.

this is correct.



you don't use "an" in front of all words that start with "h" as flyermax suggested.

if you don't believe me, try typing "i walked into an hotel" into word and see what the grammar thing says.

 

[AsianriceX]

Originally posted by: Ikonomi
AsianriceX is completely correct. The "an" in front of "h" words is nothing more than a colloquialism stemming from the silent "h" in English. Hotel = 'Otel, Hammock = 'Ammock, and so on. The sound determines the use of "a" or "an". Always.

Originally posted by: AsianriceX
This is incorrect. You're supposed to use "an" when you have a vowel sound, not a vowel itself.

Example:

Incorrect--That is an European car.

Correct--That is a European car.

This sums it all up. Excellent post. :beer:

"I am a user." -- The first sound in "user" is a "yoo", which is a consonant sound.

"I need an umbrella." -- The first sound is "uh", which is a vowel sound.

"It will take an hour." -- The word begins with a consonant, but the first sound is "ow", a vowel sound.

Heh, I remember learning that rule during the Reading Block in 3rd grade. Some other kid got it wrong and for some reason, that memory is clear as day for me.

Thank you Public Education System!


:beer:😀

 

[Ikonomi]

Cheers AsianriceX :beer: :beer:

 

[melly]

Originally posted by: Hector13

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

no. Flyermax is correct.

no.. DrNoobie is right. I can't believe some people don't just google these things!!

only in measurements of time? no. incorrect.

 

[AsianriceX]

Originally posted by: Ikonomi
Cheers AsianriceX :beer: :beer:

Cheers Ikonomi! :beer:😀

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: Hector13

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

no. Flyermax is correct.

no.. DrNoobie is right. I can't believe some people don't just google these things!!

only in measurements of time? no. incorrect.

Curses! Foiled again! If you punk kids hadn't shown up at just that moment I would've gotten away with it too!!!

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: Hector13

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

no. Flyermax is correct.

no.. DrNoobie is right. I can't believe some people don't just google these things!!

only in measurements of time? no. incorrect.

he wasn't right, but the point remains that you were wrong too.

 

[melly]

Originally posted by: dethman

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: Hector13

Originally posted by: melly

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3
That's the way I remember the rule... Also supposed to use "an" in front of words that start with "h" as in "I'm going to an hotel to spend an evening with an hooker" 😛

You only use "an" in front of "h" when it is used in a measurement of time (i.e. an hour), IIRC.

no. Flyermax is correct.

no.. DrNoobie is right. I can't believe some people don't just google these things!!

only in measurements of time? no. incorrect.

he wasn't right, but the point remains that you were wrong too.

i was never wrong, i omitted to say asian rice was also correct though.

 

[her209]

So then it would be:

A opening

and

An owl

???

 

[Stojakapimp]

are you retarded? How do you pronounce hotel? It's not oh-tell...it's hoe-tell. Sure sounds like you pronounce the h to me.

"I'm going to stay in a (i would say it as uh) hotel tonight"

 

[Stojakapimp]

Originally posted by: her209
So then it would be:

A opening

and

An owl

???

Wouldn't they both be "an"

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
are you retarded? How do you pronounce hotel? It's not oh-tell...it's hoe-tell. Sure sounds like you pronounce the h to me.

"I'm going to stay in a (i would say it as uh) hotel tonight"

yeah, that's it, I'm retarded because I say "an" before words that begin with "h"

 

[Stojakapimp]

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
are you retarded? How do you pronounce hotel? It's not oh-tell...it's hoe-tell. Sure sounds like you pronounce the h to me.

"I'm going to stay in a (i would say it as uh) hotel tonight"

yeah, that's it, I'm retarded because I say "an" before words that begin with "h"

If that's not the definition of retarded, I don't know what is. This grammar stuff seems to get me carried away

 

[BornStar]

I just say whatever feels the most natural to me. I don't think anybody is going to get really offended if I happen to pick the wrong one. I say "a user", "a hotel", "an hour", and "an owl".

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: Stojakapimp

Originally posted by: Flyermax2k3

Originally posted by: Stojakapimp
are you retarded? How do you pronounce hotel? It's not oh-tell...it's hoe-tell. Sure sounds like you pronounce the h to me.

"I'm going to stay in a (i would say it as uh) hotel tonight"

yeah, that's it, I'm retarded because I say "an" before words that begin with "h"

If that's not the definition of retarded, I don't know what is. This grammar stuff seems to get me carried away

I guess you don't know what the definition of retarded is then 😉