"It's an yes" or "It's a yes"? Isn't "an yes" more effortless than "a yes"?
M MeyaN Member Joined Aug 18, 2016 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Telugu Home Country India Current Location India Aug 26, 2016 #1 "It's an yes" or "It's a yes"? Isn't "an yes" more effortless than "a yes"?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 26, 2016 #2 Re: a/an No, not at all. It has nothing to do with effort. "A" is used before any word which starts with a consonant sound. "Y" is a consonant sound (of course, it's a consonant) so it is preceded by "a". "An" is used before vowel sounds.
Re: a/an No, not at all. It has nothing to do with effort. "A" is used before any word which starts with a consonant sound. "Y" is a consonant sound (of course, it's a consonant) so it is preceded by "a". "An" is used before vowel sounds.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Aug 27, 2016 #3 Re: a/an And an yes would actually involve more effort IMO.