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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.
2013년 2월 22일 오후 7:55
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a human
a huge rock
a hidden box
a house but
an hour
2013년 2월 22일
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.
2013년 2월 22일
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
2013년 11월 15일
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.
2013년 2월 22일
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