Timeline for When should I use "a" vs "an"?
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| Oct 15 at 11:35 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixing broken links, IPA "ɡ"
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| Mar 28 at 21:46 | comment | added | herisson | @JohnGreene: Use "An GNU tool" if your pronunciation of "GNU tool" starts with a vowel sound (I don't see how that could happen). Use "a GNU tool" if your pronunciation of "GNU tool" starts with a consonant sound. | |
| Mar 28 at 18:02 | comment | added | John Greene | what about “A GNU tool” vs. “An GNU tool”? | |
| Aug 7, 2019 at 22:53 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added more emphasis on sounds, not letters
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| Apr 27, 2018 at 22:46 | comment | added | herisson | Related: “A” vs. “An” in writing vs. pronunciation | |
| Dec 14, 2017 at 0:22 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2017 at 19:40 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 18, 2017 at 19:32 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 5, 2017 at 16:43 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added links
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:38 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://english.stackexchange.com/ with https://english.stackexchange.com/
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| Mar 16, 2017 at 15:44 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://meta.english.stackexchange.com/ with https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/
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| Sep 23, 2016 at 6:03 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 1, 2016 at 23:50 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 1, 2016 at 23:38 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added example
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| Aug 1, 2016 at 23:23 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added dictionary links that give pronunciation of some words
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| Aug 1, 2016 at 23:04 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added more links and one more example
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| Jun 28, 2016 at 1:05 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
clarified heading
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| Jun 28, 2016 at 1:03 | comment | added | Hot Licks | The headline on your "main rule" is wrong -- it should include "sounds". (And "sounds" should be in bold italics.) | |
| Jun 27, 2016 at 23:50 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added link to blog post
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| Jun 27, 2016 at 23:25 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added links to relevant questions about different historical usage
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| Jun 27, 2016 at 23:15 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added links to relevant questions about different historical usage
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| Jun 23, 2016 at 5:11 | history | edited | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
fixed repeated example, added example
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| Jun 23, 2016 at 4:56 | history | answered | herisson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |