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I am creating a headline for something that reads "Dunk An NBA player."....I thought it would be "A"because of the consonant rule but my boss says its "AN"..please clear this up..
Jenna On 9/16/11, Thomas wrote: > I am creating a headline for something that reads "Dunk An > NBA player."....I thought it would be "A"because of the > consonant rule but my boss says its "AN"..please clear this > up..

Since the "N" on "NBA" is pronounced "en," it's a vowel sound, which is why you use "an" instead of "a." It's the s...See More
Sep 17, 2011
curiositycat Ditto what Jenna said!

On 9/17/11, Jenna wrote: > On 9/16/11, Thomas wrote: >> I am creating a headline for something that reads "Dunk An >> NBA player."....I thought it would be "A"because of the >> consonant rule but my boss says its "AN"..please clear this >> up.. > > Since the "N" on "NBA" is pronounce...See More
Sep 17, 2011


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