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30-Jul-2003, 19:40
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 correct usage of a and an An European mandate A European mandat |
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30-Jul-2003, 20:30
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| "A European mandate" is correct. 
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30-Jul-2003, 23:47
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| The use of the indefinite article is based on sound not spelling, so European begins with a consonant sound, not a vowel: An egg (vowel sound) A European egg (consonant sound) The same is true of words beginning with U: A university An umbrella It also happpens accasionally with the letter O: A one-day cricket match. You can have AN before a consonant: She's taking an MA at Oxford University. |
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