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“An MRI report“ vs “a yogurt container”.

• 0manrho 12d ago
  The MRI example is perfect, but I feel like the yogurt one is a bad example given the "and sometimes Y" (is a vowel) thing, or do we just ignore that for a vs an? Like in this context, do we always treat Y when pronounced like "Yes" or "Yogurt" as a consonant?
  • ExoticPearTree 12d ago
    Because “an youghurt container” sounds wrong. English has this thing where you know you wrote or pronounced something correct if it sounds right.
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  • drdec 11d ago
    Because vowels are sounds, not letters