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Subject: Re: Pronounciation - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 26-Sep-83 23:12:12 EDT
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uicsl!preece    Sep 26 12:24:00 1983

"An" is used instead of "a" when it refers to a subject (noun) that
	begins with a vowel sound. Thus in "An historic event" the word "an"
	is used in reference to the word "event", hence "An event".
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No. The use of 'a' or 'an' is determined by the sound at the beginning
of the following WORD, not the following noun. Check a dictionary.