When using proper grammer you should use "an" in front of a vowel right, but why do you need to use it in front of the word hour (ie in an hour we will eat)?
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Because the 'h' is silent, so the word is just like one that begins with a vowel, like 'honour.'
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Possibly because the "h" is silent. So you say "our" and therefore there is a vowel at the front of it.
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Because "h" is sometimes considered a vowel. ie. "a historian" or "an historian" are both considered proper useage. BTW. your fourth word should be spelled "grammar". swabby
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Because "h" is sometimes considered a vowel... seriously??
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First, you misspelled grammar; an is put in front of any word that starts with a vowel sound. It's the same rule like when you use "a" in front of "opossum" because the "o" is silent and it's pronounced "possum". It's one of those grammar rules that can be very confusing unless you really enjoy studying English and grammar, which are a very few people.
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So what about "an" and unique? Spell check says it should be a unique, not an unique?
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"Usage notes (indefinite article, preposition): The word an is used before vowel sounds, and a before consonant sounds: a dog an egg an hour (the h is not pronounced) a hog (the h is pronounced) a yak (y is a consonant sound in this word) a user (has /j/ as its initial sound, which is a consonant) an umbrella (has /ʌ/ as its initial sound, which is a vowel) a woman (/w/ is a consonant) a one (has /w/ as its initial sound, which is a consonant) an onion (has /ʌ/ as its initial sound, which is a vowel) There is one occasional exception. The form an is sometimes used before h even when the h is pronounced, but usually only when the first syllable is not accented. The usual example is an historic occasion. Though current in some dialects that pronounce the h, this is considered by many to be affected, pedantic or obsolete." Source and further information: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/an#English
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Honestly I don't know the reasoning of how it works and why but I just know what sounds right :)
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