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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/TheGayestOfTheGays7 • 19d ago
Red is a idiot
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the rule isn't based on aeiou in spelling it's based on pronunciation. If you pronounce it with the sound of a vowel then it needs "an". That's why it's "a union" because union starts with a Y consonant sound
34 u/Captain_Rocketbeard 19d ago I remember this specifically because little me asked if it was "an unicorn" and I was wrong. 7 u/Dark_Storm_98 17d ago An oonicorn 3 u/Prize-Winner-6818 17d ago A noonicorn
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I remember this specifically because little me asked if it was "an unicorn" and I was wrong.
7 u/Dark_Storm_98 17d ago An oonicorn 3 u/Prize-Winner-6818 17d ago A noonicorn
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An oonicorn
3 u/Prize-Winner-6818 17d ago A noonicorn
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A noonicorn
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u/ieatpickleswithmilk 19d ago
the rule isn't based on aeiou in spelling it's based on pronunciation. If you pronounce it with the sound of a vowel then it needs "an". That's why it's "a union" because union starts with a Y consonant sound