"a email" or "an email"?

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Which is correct: "to send a email" or "to send an email"? How about "a email address" versus "an email address"?
 

kitosdad

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I am NOT a teacher.

Always use "an" when the next word starts with a vowel.

Some state that "an" can also be used when the next word begins with a "silent" H ...... hotel, holiday,horror, and so on.
 

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peter1974

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Hi sender,

I am just found something in the Cambridge online dictionary. I hope it will help you.
Definition

email, e-mail Show phonetics
noun
1 the system for using computers to send messages over the Internet:
You can contact us by email or fax.
What's your email address?

2 [C] a message or document sent using this system:
I got an email from Danielle last week.

email, e-mail Show phonetics
verb [T]
to send an email to someone:
Email me when you've got time.
[+ two objects] Has he emailed you that list of addresses yet?

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
 
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