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Is "a human" or "an human"?
Today I read in "The king Arthur" one sentence that says "a human". But, mustn't it be "an human"?, because the first letter of the noun is a vowel.
Thanks for your responses.
22 de fev de 2013 19:55
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a human
a huge rock
a hidden box
a house but
an hour
22 de fevereiro de 2013
The "H" sound counts as a consonant, so you use "a". That's the basic rule.
If you drop the "H" - and you'd need a very good reason to do so! - your options are to use "an" ("a-noo-man", which sounds a little weird) or a glottal stop.
The use of "an" depends on spoken (not written) English.
22 de fevereiro de 2013
Actually, it's "a human" not because "h" is a consonant but because it has the vowel "u" that sounds like "you". If the vowel after the "H" doesn't sound like that, then you must use "an" because the "H" is a silent consonant
15 de novembro de 2013
Hello there!
To answer your question, it is "a human," because "h" is not a vowel. As they say, the vowels are a,e,i,o,u, and sometimes y.
22 de fevereiro de 2013
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