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 Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:24 am
"A one off thing."
Why is this not AN one off?
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:11 pm
The article is determined by the SOUND, not the letter itself.
"one" starts with a "w" sound, which is a consonant.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:01 pm
What does that phrase even mean? I have never heard that before.
Unless you mean "on-off thing" as in relationships, in which case it IS "an".
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 1:57 pm
I haven't heard the phrase, either. But it is determined by sound, which can be a "w." English is tricky that way.
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:51 pm
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