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[โ€“] javiwhite@feddit.uk 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Europe is an exception to the rule as are others. As a native speaker I'd never even noticed this; but An European immediately sounds wrong; just like putting 'an' instead of 'a' UFO/unit/one etc... sounds wrong.

English eh, Why would it be consistent?

[โ€“] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 3 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Isn't it consistent though? It's pronounced "juropean", so it does not start woth a vowel-sound, which is the (consistent) rule as I've learned it. I believe this only has to do with the ease of which it is pronounced. Preceeding "an" to any vowel-sound makes the pronounciation flow better. Same with "a" before any consonant-sound.

[โ€“] javiwhite@feddit.uk 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I wasn't aware the rule was based on phonetics; I was one of the many under the impression that the actual lettering that is the defining article (much like OP). I think it's due to being monolingual. English being the only language I know.... a lot of the languages rules are known subconsciously.

IE: I knew it's 'a one'; rather than 'an one'... But couldn't have told you why, other than it doesn't sound right.

Edit: why was this downvoted? Is admitting you didn't know something considered bad now?

[โ€“] ubik@fedi.turbofish.cc 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

@cyberwolfie @javiwhite but then you say "an EU diplomat", and not "a EU diplomat", right?

[โ€“] javiwhite@feddit.uk 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

"An EU" follows the rule @cyberwolfie put forward.

when saying EU; the word starts with an E sound phonetically... Indicating it should be An rather than A.