Yeah, it’s phonetic really. Depends on whether the sound is a vowel or a consonant.
Individual-Ad-426 on
It’s about the sounds, not the spelling, man.
[Does the following word start with a vowel *sound*?]
SweetTeaseex on
English rules make sense until they suddenly don’t, and then you’re left questioning every word you’ve ever said.
LeatherSlight3242 on
Change the definition from “consonants” and “vowels” to “consonant sounds” and “vowel sounds.”
Boom. Problem solved.
TheExaspera on
“i before e except after c” Weird.
gameburger764 on
There their they’re, you’ll learn it quickly with quite the difficulty, even if your English isn’t good yet, you’re going to get it.
Firm_Letterhead_7483 on
Makes sense verbally
jframe42 on
The h in hour is silent, and the y in unique is invisible.
jackies_back02 on
As a pithy monolingual who only speaks English, I’m sorry it’s so shit.
notveryAI on
Hour sounds like “aur”, unique sounds like “junik”. “A” and “an” distinction is not semantic, it’s phonetical. People use whatever is easier to pronounce
Mushroom38294 on
An our, a junique
Illustrious-Tooth702 on
– an ‘our
– a J’unic
My best example is saying out loud “a European”.
Because Europe is pronounced as Yuropean or Juropean. So it’s only natural to put a before it.
INAWIASAM on
Welcome to phonetics
forgettfulthinker on
Dont focus on letters, focus on the sounds
M10doreddit on
Sounds, not letters.
ApesOnHorsesWithGuns on
Another meme, another day of me crying about phonetics no longer being taught in schools.
ya_boi_ryu on
Since english isn’t my mother tongue I just use it when it sounds right.
“A hour” Feels unnatural to spell out while “An hour” feels clean and right.🤷🏻♂️
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Yeah, it’s phonetic really. Depends on whether the sound is a vowel or a consonant.
It’s about the sounds, not the spelling, man.
[Does the following word start with a vowel *sound*?]
English rules make sense until they suddenly don’t, and then you’re left questioning every word you’ve ever said.
Change the definition from “consonants” and “vowels” to “consonant sounds” and “vowel sounds.”
Boom. Problem solved.
“i before e except after c” Weird.
There their they’re, you’ll learn it quickly with quite the difficulty, even if your English isn’t good yet, you’re going to get it.
Makes sense verbally
The h in hour is silent, and the y in unique is invisible.
As a pithy monolingual who only speaks English, I’m sorry it’s so shit.
Hour sounds like “aur”, unique sounds like “junik”. “A” and “an” distinction is not semantic, it’s phonetical. People use whatever is easier to pronounce
An our, a junique
– an ‘our
– a J’unic
My best example is saying out loud “a European”.
Because Europe is pronounced as Yuropean or Juropean. So it’s only natural to put a before it.
Welcome to phonetics
Dont focus on letters, focus on the sounds
Sounds, not letters.
Another meme, another day of me crying about phonetics no longer being taught in schools.
Since english isn’t my mother tongue I just use it when it sounds right.
“A hour” Feels unnatural to spell out while “An hour” feels clean and right.🤷🏻♂️
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