ROBLEDO Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I don`t understand why the word university use " a university " instead " an university", Could you explain me? Link to comment
Head Tutor Minoo Posted January 14, 2019 Head Tutor Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Hello Robledo, When choosing between 'a' and 'an', think about the sound, not the letter. Compare the pronunciation of 'university' with 'umbrella'. They're not the same, right? The 'u' in 'university' sounds like a 'y' (phonetic alphabet: /j/). This is not a vowel sound, so: a yo-yo, a young man, a yellow bag , a university. The 'u' in 'umbrella' is a vowel sound, so: an umbrella. yomnaayman330 1 Link to comment
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