Is it a hour or an hour in British English?
Is it a hour or an hour in British English? A and an are different forms of the indefinite article. Words where the 'h' is silent, such as honor or honest, use 'an' instead of 'a'. Since the 'h' in 'hour' is silent, it is 'an hour' instead of 'a hour'.
Do Brits say living room?
In Western architecture, a living room, also called a lounge room (Australian English), lounge (British English), sitting room (British English), or drawing room, is a room for relaxing and socializing in a residential house or apartment.
Is it a uniform or an uniform?
Why not an uniform? All English nouns beginning with the sound of a vowel use the article “an” and all English nouns beginning with the sound of a consonant use the article “a”. “Uniform” begins with a U which is a vowel, but it sounds like a “y” which is a consonant, so it uses the article “a”.
Is it a umbrella or an umbrella?
With words such as 'umbrella', 'ice cream' and 'apple' you have to use “an umbrella”, “an ice cream” and “an apple”. Unfortunately there are some exceptions to this rule too. When 'u' makes the same sound as the 'y' in “you”, or 'o' makes the same sound as 'w' in “won” then you should use 'a'.
Is it a apple or an apple?
With words such as 'umbrella', 'ice cream' and 'apple' you have to use “an umbrella”, “an ice cream” and “an apple”. Unfortunately there are some exceptions to this rule too.
Is it a horse or an horse?
“A horse” is correct. The article is always used before a noun but according to pronunciation, Article A is used for consonant pronunciation and Article An is used for vowel pronunciation. A horse is correct.