"give me an L!"
if you enjoy Literati ,you may have ever seen this sentence next to the Literati image on the yahoo game page.
i am not english speaker.english grammar as i've learned,
"an" is used if the noun starts with vowel letters.such as a,e,i,o,u.
but this case,just "L" is all letter of noun.
why is "an" used?
2006-10-27 15:31:21 · 5 answers · asked by ExilE 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"An" is used before any word or letter that sounds like it starts with a vowel. The letter "L" sounded out would sound like "el". Therefore, anything that SOUNDS like a vowel, has the word AN before it.
For example, would you say "I'll be there in A hour"? no.. you say "I'll be there in AN hour". Hour starts with an H. But the H is silent, making it sound like "our". Get what I mean?? My bf and I had this argument before.
2006-10-27 15:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
there is a vowel sound at the begining so "an " is used
just the same as R, F, H, M, N, S, X
2006-10-27 22:42:30 · answer #2 · answered by lulu 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's harder to say things that are repetitive, like "I saw 'a' awesome movie," or in this case, 'a' L. It isn't that 'an' is used in a word that begins with a-e-i-o-u, but also where it sounds repetitive.
2006-10-27 22:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mello 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not just nouns but anyword that has or sounds like a vowel when you pronounce it
2006-10-27 22:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by lv23smurf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is easier to say
2006-10-27 22:33:05 · answer #5 · answered by ladynamedjane 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋