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Also wrong are "a hour" and "an cats". Sometime Spanish uses one word ("hablo") where English needs two ("I speak"). Comparative analysis of language isn't tab
by bckygldstn 4y ago
Also wrong are "a hour" and "an cats". Sometime Spanish uses one word ("hablo") where English needs two ("I speak").
Comparative analysis of language isn't taboo [1]. It's just vastly more complicated than you make out, and the specific examples you chose aren't representative enough to support any point.
You're likely getting downvoted for misunderstanding basic socio-linguistic concepts that belie the confidence of your arguing: conflating biological and grammatical gender, implying that English was created by a committee of clever language designers, a focus on letters and words over concepts and comprehension.
[1] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaw2594 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaw2594
- 29athrowaway 4y agoWhich you can infer from the word characters instead of memorization.
- dmm 4y agoYou use "an" when the word starts with a vowel _sound_, regardless of spelling, and pronunciation has to be memorized in English. "The class lasts an hour and he's getting an MBA" is the correct usage even though they both start with consonants.