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What do you say in the US/UK? (I am German) I only know the rule to say "an" if a word starts with a,e,i,o or u, so why not Euro?
by Tichy 16y ago
What do you say in the US/UK? (I am German)
I only know the rule to say "an" if a word starts with a,e,i,o or u, so why not Euro?
- StavrosK 16y agoBecause Euro is pronounced you-ro, and the rule for using "an" is if the word starts with a vowel sound ("you" is not a vowel sound). I'm Greek, so we say Ev-ro, but we have no "an" :P
- Tichy 16y agoThanks - it's new to me that "you" is not a vowel sound. Isn't it pronounced exactly like "u", which is a vowel? So generally never use "an" if a word starts with "u"?
- ElliotH 16y agoIt's the 'y' sound that pronouncing 'u' like 'you' causes. Your rule is too general though. A uniform. An understanding. (note that the u in understanding doesn't have a y sound to start it)
- Tichy 16y agoThat makes sense, thanks!
- jakewalker 16y agoJust to make things more complicated, in the U.K. and certain parts of the U.S., you will often here people say things like an historic, because they tend to drop the "h" sound when they pronounce historic; it sounds fine when pronounced that way. If you pronounce the "h" in historic, it sounds awful to say anything but a historic.
- lloeki 16y agoThe word is phonetically noted ['jʊərə], and j is indeed not quite a vowel!
- rmc 16y agoIn Ireland, an english speaking eurozone country, we say "a euro"