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Do you know when to use “a” versus “an”
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Yes, I remember being taught
Yes, I’m sure I was taught how
Yes, I somehow do it naturally
I think I do
No
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Anonymous 3w

Though when it’s ahead of a letter in an acronym i sometimes doubt myself

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

like “an NBC executive”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

It goes before a vowel sound, not necessarily a vowel. Even though the first letter is “N”, you pronounce the actual letter name like “enn”

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