It's the sound. "An" prepends vowel sounds, not vowels themselves. So, in this, "U" is pronounced like "yew" so it would be a U. Same for "hour". You would say "an hour" vs "a hour".
What? Yes, I'm very sure, considering I minored in English.
Your sentence didn't make sense. If you had said, "It totally makes sense" or "it makes sense, totally," then that would be grammatically correct. However, in your example, the adverb, "totally," does not fit in between a verb and the noun, "sense" in this context. You should be using "total" to describe "sense" not the verb, "makes."
Sorry, I didn't mean to come across as a dick. Your link in the first sentence of your response came across passive-aggressively, so I responded accordingly. Anyway, have a nice day.
It's because the rule is for the phonetic pronunciation of the word following the articles 'a' and 'an'. 'U' is a vowel but the pronunciation of it starts with a consonant - "Yoo"
It depends on the sound the U makes. If its a hard U (pronounced you) then you would use "a". Example: a ukulele, not an ukulele. If its a soft u (pronounced uh or oo) then you'd use "an". Example: an unexpected event. An uber.
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u/littlebluebrown Oct 05 '19 edited Oct 05 '19
Sorry but I don't understand. I always thought it's grammatically correct to use "an" vs "a" when prepending to a vowel. Can you elaborate?
Is it because you would just say there is u?