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I admit it doesn't sound right but aren't you supposed to always us "an" before a word that begins with a vowel?
Not necessarily, depends wether the word following has a vowel sound.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_articles
It's grammatically correct. Placing an "an" before a vowel is correct by modern language standards. Doesn't sound good when spoken, but it's textbook. Probably the work of autospell or grammar checker in MS Word.
not true (although i am referring to uk english here)
its grammatically correct to place "an" before a vowel if the vowel word has the vowel sound at the start
an apple (you pronoune the a for apple)
a unified (you pronounce it more of a y younified so if becomes a instead of an)
Oh. How should I have written the title?
Apart from starting the sentence with 'has'.
And maybe writing 'typographical error' rather than typo.
This is exactly what I believe - and I don't think American English is any different. I don't think Yanks say "Look! An UFO!"
"A union" is correct. Just as "an hour" is correct.
A vs. an is driven by pronunciation, not by spelling.
See http://www.dailywritingtips.com/using-a-and-an-before-words
Spidey!!!
A vs. an is driven by pronunciation, not by spelling.
See http://www.dailywritingtips.com/using-a-and-an-before-words
Spidey!!!
It is actually correct, since there is a "j".
unify - /ˈjuːnɪfʌɪ/
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/unify
unify - /ˈjuːnɪfʌɪ/
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/unify
I just put that there to partly cover myself incase of differences
just like the saying
could care less
couldn't care less
in uk english they have different meanings, in US they seem to mean the same thing
Just because people say it wrong dons't make them mean the same thing.I just put that there to partly cover myself incase of differences
just like the saying
could care less
couldn't care less
in uk english they have different meanings, in US they seem to mean the same thing
can care is not the same as can NOT care.
You are wrong. It's a typo, simple and easy.
There is no "j" at the start of the word, that is the 'j of the phonetic alphabet, it is pronounced as a soft closed "y" ( y = <wh>, 'ju/'yu = <you>), therefore pronouncing you-nee-fi, or correctly spelt as ˈjuːnɪfʌɪ.
A unified interface. ✓
A UFO. ✓
Now is a great opportunity for us using Lion to double tap with three fingers and get the dictionary definition. The built in dictionary also provides an alternative phonetic spelling: ˈyo͞onəˌfī, which is slightly easier to understand.