English hack of the day: The hidden rule behind ‘a’ and ‘an’ that has nothing to do with vowels
Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning with TOI English Hack explains the real rule: it is not about letters, but sounds. Through examples like “an hour”, “a university” and “an MBA”, it shows how listening, not spelling, decides your article choice.
Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning with TOI English Hack explains the real rule: it is not about letters, but sounds. Through examples like “an hour”, “a university” and “an MBA”, it shows how listening, not spelling, decides your article choice.
