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Old 02-17-2004, 06:08 AM   #109 (permalink)
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Originally posted by spived2
I don't know exactly who the 'a' or 'an' thing is supposed to work, but from what i remember 'an' goes before any word starting with a vowel. For some reason it drives me nuts to see an 'an' before a word like monkey or something. Just doesn't sound right to me. Hell I may be wrong but it still sounds stupid
I would hope it sounds wrong to you

I cringe the most when I hear "yous" as in "yous guys" and yes, I do hear it..

My mother was a teacher, two of my aunts were teachers, and both grandmothers were teachers..
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