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Guantess
08-12-2014, 05:45 AM
Hey I was doing my daily work morning for hollidays but i need help somewhere. I need to replace the "..." By "a" or "an". The sentence is : "I am friend with ... elephant. " its a or an? Need help ty

Syberg
08-12-2014, 05:50 AM
I am pretty sure that you could use google for that. But I really recommend to try learn where are a and where an, its important thing in english :-)

Ks_Leon
08-12-2014, 05:59 AM
-_-

Armourslash
08-12-2014, 06:00 AM
Lol.

Guantess
08-12-2014, 06:15 AM
I am pretty sure that you could use google for that. But I really recommend to try learn where are a and where an, its important thing in english :-)

I dont trust google anymore and i didnt found

Burningdex
08-12-2014, 06:17 AM
an comes before a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) a before a consonant (rest of alphabet)

Guantess
08-12-2014, 06:22 AM
an comes before a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) a before a consonant (rest of alphabet)

Ok thanks you very much so its I am friend with an elephant?

Somemager
08-12-2014, 08:21 AM
an comes before a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) a before a consonant (rest of alphabet)

Ok thanks you very much so its I am friend with an elephant?

You indeed are.

PL•ayer
08-12-2014, 09:25 AM
Ok thanks you very much so its I am friend with an elephant?

Well technically, it would be "I am friends with an elephant."

Or "I am a friend to an elephant."


You use "a" before a word with a consonant sound, and "an" before one with a vowel sound.

The fact that you have to pay attention to the sound of the letter, not the letter itself, makes it a little confusing. For example, even though the phrase "honest man" starts with an h, which is a consonant, you'd still put an in front of it, making it "an honest man." This is because the h in honest sounds like an o, which is a vowel.

Similarly, you'd say a unicorn, not an unicorn even though unicorn starts with a u, which is a vowel. This is because even though u is a vowel, it makes a consonant sound (yoonicorn). In terms of pronunciation, the letter y is considered a consonant sound, and therefore, you'd say "a unicorn."


EDIT: dunno what possessed me to write all that, prob boredom, but I did.

NotYoCookiez
08-12-2014, 09:43 AM
The elephant is my friend too :D

programmed
08-12-2014, 09:51 AM
The elephant is my friend too :D

The elephant isn't my friend, he ate my peanuts.

Trenton
08-12-2014, 09:58 AM
The elephant isn't my friend, he ate my peanuts.
Ok Scary that's enuff

Laar
08-12-2014, 11:39 AM
The elephant isn't my friend, he ate my peanuts.
Ok Scary that's enuff
Lmfao

Guantess
08-12-2014, 11:55 AM
Well technically, it would be "I am friends with an elephant."

Or "I am a friend to an elephant."


You use "a" before a word with a consonant sound, and "an" before one with a vowel sound.

This fact that you have to pay attention to the sound of the letter, not the letter itself, makes it a little confusing. For example, even though the phrase "honest man" starts with an h, which is a consonant, you'd still put an in front of it, making it "an honest man." This is because the h in honest sounds like an o, which is a vowel.

Similarly, you'd say a unicorn, not an unicorn even though unicorn starts with a u, which is a vowel. This is because even though u is a vowel, it makes a consonant sound (yoonicorn). In terms of pronunciation, the letter y is considered a consonant sound, and therefore, you'd say "a unicorn."


EDIT: dunno what possessed me to write all that, prob boredom, but I did.

Tyvm i take notes

Guantess
08-12-2014, 11:56 AM
The elephant is my friend too :D

Ikr the elephant is cool

for the lulz
08-13-2014, 10:20 AM
ib4l

yasshh
08-15-2014, 09:46 AM
The elephant isn't my friend, he ate my peanuts.

Lmfao!

Etarbitrev
08-15-2014, 10:53 AM
wtf is this.

Get owt mai face wiv yor krap
I r cleveror enuf thnx.

AppleNoob
08-15-2014, 11:25 AM
wtf is this.

Get owt mai face wiv yor krap
I r cleveror enuf thnx.
Your english newds serm moar woark yu weturd

Guantess
08-15-2014, 05:25 PM
wtf is this.

Get owt mai face wiv yor krap
I r cleveror enuf thnx.

I didnt understand maybe u need lessons also ask pl ayer hes gud teacher trust me

Motivating
08-15-2014, 05:45 PM
uh nu we haf a specool ked who kanot speal
vertee fite me nao

Trenton
08-16-2014, 07:29 AM
Oh wow please all stfu

Guantess
08-17-2014, 07:04 AM
Oh wow please all stfu

Whats stfu

Danisafi
08-17-2014, 02:42 PM
An before e,a,u,o,i and a before the others

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4

Xxnavysealxx
08-17-2014, 07:26 PM
Ok onistly I think u all need to Kalm duwn inglish isn't that important onislty u Jes need inof to be undatood beecuse lake wat da vugh