is it AN f or A f?

Question

I'm not sure of exactly how it goes. I try to have proper grammar at all times and I'm almost positive it's AN f but my friend thinks it A f. Help?

Answer 1

The sound at the beginning of "f" is eh. That's kind of a vowel sound which is why they say an f.

Answer 2

It seems you want to know if the word preceding a word that starts with 'f' should be A or AN.
It should be A. The reason is that most of the words that are in common use and which start with 'f' as the first letter, do not have the pronunciation 'eff....'. for example, family, fence, finance, flash, fountain, friend, funny, etc., do not have the 'eff' sound at the start. Therefore all such words starting with the letter 'f' should have A as the preceding word and not AN.
Words that are spelt with 'eff', such effect, effort, efficiency, etc. obviously need AN as the preceding word and not A.

Answer 3

I dont really know for sure but Im goin with "an' because even if it is "a", in my world and lots of others it will be "an" regardless because it sounds right. Fight the power or somethin. I hope its supposed to be "a" so I can feel like a Liberal.

Answer 4

AN "f" just sounds better. And since the letter f is pronounced like it starts with a vowel, the article "an" seems appropriated.

Answer 5

It's "an f". Here's the rule on this subject: if the word begins with a consonant (including a "y"), use "a"; if it begins with a vowel, use "an". Since "f" is pronounced "eff", it is considered to "start with" a vowel.

Answer 6

It's definitely "An" because the same rule applies when using "an" before any word that begins with the vowal sound, like "eff" does.

Answer 7

It is an, because f starts with a vowel (eff).

Answer 8

You use "an" if the word has a vowel or SOUNDS like a vowel.

Answer 9

If you use is as just the letter "f'. then it is AN F, because it sounds like 'eff'

Answer 10

AN F...cuz when you sound it out you hear "ef" hence the AN