M matf9999 Member Joined Sep 2, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Vietnamese Home Country Vietnam Current Location Vietnam Sep 10, 2012 #1 Hi, Should I say an waiter or a waiter? Thanks!
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Sep 10, 2012 #2 'A waiter'. /w/ functions as a consonant.
birdeen's call VIP Member Joined Jul 15, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location Poland Sep 10, 2012 #3 Note, matf9999, that this means we also say "a user", and not "an user", because /j/ functions as a consonant too. (The word is pronounced /ˈjuːzə/ or /ˈjuːzər/.)
Note, matf9999, that this means we also say "a user", and not "an user", because /j/ functions as a consonant too. (The word is pronounced /ˈjuːzə/ or /ˈjuːzər/.)
M matf9999 Member Thread starter Joined Sep 2, 2012 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Vietnamese Home Country Vietnam Current Location Vietnam Sep 10, 2012 #4 Okay. I got it.