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Re: [OM] English usage clarification

Subject: Re: [OM] English usage clarification
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:24:28 +0100
I reckon that "an" is used for verbal convenience, and what sounds contorted 
might well be incorrect.

But what's that comma doing there?

Chris

On 7 Jul 2010, at 09:41, Wayne Harridge wrote:

>  just read this:
> 
> "...the parking lot, is an unique observation tower with..."
> 
> I'm wondering if "an unique" is correct, doesn't sound right to me, "an
> excellent" works, but "a unique" seems correct.
> 
> I always thought the rule was "an" before a word starting with a vowel, but
> what about "an unique" ?

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