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 Apr 30 2008, 06:08 PM
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 That's what she said.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200  |
Theres the rule where instead of "a", you have to put "an" in front of any word that starts with a vowel...but why is it that when you say an username, it sounds so funny?
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Apr 30 2008, 06:09 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,095 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 171,080 |
It's the same with unicorn. I think it's a 'u' thing. I had a note like this on Faceebook once.
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Apr 30 2008, 06:15 PM
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That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
That's odd. Us are very bipolar. It seems to work for the word, "umbrella".
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Apr 30 2008, 06:17 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
A used...
It just doesn't sound right. |
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Apr 30 2008, 06:32 PM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(LoveToMySilas @ Apr 30 2008, 04:15 PM)  That's odd. Us are very bipolar. It seems to work for the word, "umbrella". That's because when you pronounce umbrella, it's like "uhm-brel-la", where it sounds like uuuhhh. Just as highwayto4355 mentioned before, when you say "username", it sounds like "yoo-ser-name". That's like saying "I have a yo-yo" versus "I have an yo-yo" in regards to how the pronunciation actually sounds. So we're conditioned to say "an" for words that begin with vowels in the beginning and sound like vowels as well. |
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Apr 30 2008, 06:42 PM
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That's what she said. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,559 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 130,200 |
interesting...well, someone really needs to make some adjustments to that an in front of a vowel rule. An underwear drawer...
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Apr 30 2008, 06:59 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 75 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 601,097 |
I think "an" only comes before a vowel sound.
For example, you don't say "a hour", you say "an hour". |
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Apr 30 2008, 07:00 PM
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 <joke> inside </joke> Group: Official Member Posts: 2,283 Joined: Oct 2006 Member No: 470,590 |
i guess only when it SOUNDS like a vowel
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Apr 30 2008, 07:03 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Head Staff Posts: 18,173 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 108,478 |
What Christina said, basically. The rule for using "an" before a word beginning with a vowel doesn't always apply.
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