Is it "an HDTV" or "a HDTV"
"an HDTV" sounds more natural to my ear, but I would opt to write "a HDTV" becuase I know the English grammatical rules.
2007-06-06 14:45:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
its "a" HDTV". you use "an" everytime there is a vowel at the beginning of the word. like "an" ant. i think. correct me if im wrong.
2007-06-06 14:54:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Im not an English teacher but I would think it would be "an" HDTV because the H sounds like a long A.
2007-06-06 14:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by fgdhfghr 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
An HDTV sounds right, but, then again, some native English speakers, mostly American, mess this very thing up all the time.
2007-06-06 15:10:08 · answer #3 · answered by Shenanigans Mahone OHooligan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The normal rule is:
A if the next word starts with a consonant.
An if the next word starts with a Vowel.
If its the written form follow the grammar rule.
If its spoken you have a bit more leeway!
Remember the H in High is not silent and HDTV stands for High Definition ... so its A!!!
2007-06-06 14:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by JeeVee 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think the rule is basically that if the following word starts with a vowel sound, you use an.
We say "an honor," "an hour," however, if they were pronounced "hon-nor" and "how-ur," you'd use a.
Also, it's an acronym. We say an SIP or an LED.
Use an.
2007-06-06 15:22:47 · answer #5 · answered by моя звезда 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"An HDTV" is correct. There are those who pronounce the word "aitch" as "haitch". Those people would say "a HDTV" but they would be wrong.
2007-06-06 14:56:04 · answer #6 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a HDTV. The rule is whenever the next word starts with a consonant, you use "a" and if the next word starts with a vowel, you use "an"
"an elephant"
"a motorcycle"
2007-06-06 14:55:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
an HDTV.
a HDTV isn't proper english.
2007-06-06 14:49:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
HDTV is not a word in the dictionary yet. Therefore, before it is, 'a' should be correct.
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2007-06-06 18:41:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
vowels: a, e, i, o, u "an"
consonants: "a"
for words starting with th letter "H", if the "h" is silent, like "hour", you would use "an hour". with words like "holy" or "home", you would use "a holy", "a home". as far as HDTV, since it is an acronym like YMCA, where you would read it letter by letter, it would be "an HDTV" because the letter "h" is pronounced "eitch" which starts with a vowel.
2007-06-06 16:29:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋