@MakunaHatata@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoNew travel policy on Boeing flightslemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageNew travel policy on Boeing flightslemmy.world@MakunaHatata@lemmy.world to Memes@lemmy.ml • 1 year agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-square@Nelots@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-21 year agoYup, that’s correct. It doesn’t matter that it begins with a vowel, what matters is if it sounds like a vowel. Likewise, “an university” and “a hour” are both incorrect.
minus-square@joranvar@feddit.nllinkfedilink0•1 year agoThis is still salvageable by pronouncing it as “an earl”.
minus-square@Nelots@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•1 year agoWell, I’m sure at least some person out there pronounces it that way, but I’ve certainly never met one!
Yup, that’s correct. It doesn’t matter that it begins with a vowel, what matters is if it sounds like a vowel. Likewise, “an university” and “a hour” are both incorrect.
This is still salvageable by pronouncing it as “an earl”.
Well, I’m sure at least some person out there pronounces it that way, but I’ve certainly never met one!