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- 10-Sep-2012, 12:10 #1
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An waiter/A waiter Hi,
Should I say an waiter or a waiter?
Thanks!
- 10-Sep-2012, 12:58 #2
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Re: An waiter/A waiter Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
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- 10-Sep-2012, 13:20 #3
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Re: An waiter/A waiter Note, matf9999, that this means we also say "a user", and not "an user", because /j/ functions as a consonant too. (The word is pronounced /ˈjuːzə/ or /ˈjuːzər/.)
- 10-Sep-2012, 16:08 #4
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Re: An waiter/A waiter Okay. I got it.
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