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Old 09-19-04, 07:32 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Sweetyb
It's "A" because "University" starts with a vowel.

i.e. consonants: a can; a number; a bottle
vowels: an animal; an ice cube; an envelope
Your post is still wrong. You correctly conclude that the correct phrase is "a university", but your reasoning is totally false. By your reasoning, since the word "university" starts with a vowel, you would have to use the phrase "an university".
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