It's the fact that these so-called rules have exceptions, and exceptions to exceptions. Weird. Foreign. Neither. Keith. None of those are sounded as an 'a'. T

It's the fact that these so-called rules have exceptions, and exceptions to exceptions. Weird. Foreign. Neither. Keith. None of those are sounded as an 'a'. That's why we can't realistically generalise and say these rules are actual rules - they're more rule of thumb. If you're lucky.