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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: To use An or A #31903 06/12/2001 10:40 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... I would guess that the use of "an" came strictly through spoken English because it was too awkward to say "a apple". And in such situations "n" seems to be our letter of choice, as is shown in words like "tobacconist" as opposed to "tobacco-ist". Because of this tendency toward verbal ease, I would go with "an". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted To use An or A gmoore 06/12/2001 10:06 PM Re: To use An or A wwh 06/12/2001 10:21 PM Re: To use An or A tsuwm 06/12/2001 10:29 PM Re: To use An or A wwh 06/12/2001 10:41 PM Re: To use An or A Hyla 06/12/2001 10:49 PM Re: To use An or A rodward 06/13/2001 8:16 AM Don't get me started doc_comfort 06/13/2001 8:43 AM an harmonica! Alex Williams 06/13/2001 3:54 PM Let's give Alex an hand ~ Fiberbabe 06/13/2001 3:59 PM There is a rule Faldage 06/13/2001 4:19 PM Re: There is a rule doc_comfort 06/13/2001 11:01 PM Re: an harmonica! Bean 06/13/2001 4:58 PM Re: Don't get me started doc_comfort 06/13/2001 11:02 PM Re: To use An or A nancyk 06/12/2001 10:29 PM Re: To use An or A WhitmanO'Neill 06/13/2001 3:11 AM Re: To use An or A NicholasW 06/13/2001 3:00 PM Re: To use An or A maverick 06/13/2001 3:17 PM Re: grammaticalized Faldage 06/13/2001 3:19 PM Re: grammaticalized Hyla 06/13/2001 3:23 PM Re: To use An or A Jazzoctopus 06/12/2001 10:40 PM Re: To use An or A Bobyoungbalt 06/13/2001 2:50 PM Re: To use An or A wow 06/13/2001 4:06 PM Re: To use An or A Brandon 06/13/2001 4:13 PM Max Quordlepleen 06/13/2001 9:38 PM Re: To use An or A Faldage 06/13/2001 4:20 PM Re: To use An or A Alex Williams 06/13/2001 4:30 PM Re: To use An or A AnnaStrophic 06/13/2001 8:16 PM Re: To use An or A musick 06/13/2001 9:25 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,273 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 7 Trusted Roofing 1 JerryC 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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