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Old 23-Feb-2008, 13:03
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Default diffrence betwwen a/an and one?

Hello

I always confuse the difference between a/an and one, Where we use a/ and and one?


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Old 23-Feb-2008, 15:35
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Use 'one' where the number is important or unexpected.
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Default Re: diffrence betwwen a/an and one?

Also an is used before a noun or adjective describing a noun, starting with a vowel ie an apple, an agreement, an edible fruit, an iron, an irrestable dress,
an orange, an umbrella, an open umbrella, A E I O U
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Old 24-Feb-2008, 15:28
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Yes, but it's before a vowel sound, so we say 'an umbrella' but 'a university, 'an egg' and 'a European'. We can also take 'an MA'.
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