The rule is that an is used when the following word begins with a vowel, as others have said. However, the rule is not about vowel letters, but about vowel sounds. The words you cited begin with a vowel letter, but they do not begin with a vowel sound, and therefore do not take an an.
2007-09-30 13:03:50
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answer #1
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answered by Fred 7
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For those words I would put an "A" before them. I only put an A when the word that the A is before starts with the letter A.
Pretty confusing.. Sorry.
2007-09-30 11:51:57
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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The above answers are correct, but it is also quite correct to use the word "an" in front of the words you listed. Even more confusing, huh? Older writings are written that way, but it has gone out of style. I love the English language! It's alive and growing and changing!
2007-09-30 11:58:05
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answer #3
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answered by 2bzy 6
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The generic rule is that the indefinite article "a" changes into "an" before words starting with vowels.
It may be that not everyone uses it, that some grammarians do not accept it, but this is the generic rule.
2007-09-30 12:23:28
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answered by Cristian 2
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They would normally just take "a" - the yu- sound does not require "an".
If you pronounce european as oo-roh-pean, then it needs "an".
2007-09-30 11:54:11
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answer #5
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answered by Beardo 7
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a.
basically do whichever sounds better.
ex: an apple
a university
2007-09-30 12:02:25
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answered by Anonymous
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an is used when in PRONOUNTIAN it begins with wovell..
but European is read as "Yuropian"
Yutopia
Yuniveritsy
Yunaited
etc...
2007-09-30 12:06:49
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answer #7
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answered by Old Witch 3
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A
2007-09-30 11:59:17
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answered by foofoo 3
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"a"
2007-09-30 11:59:30
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answered by Anonymous
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