March 27, 2010

A Unique or An Unique?

Just a point about the challenges of the English language. Why "a unique..." rather than "an unique..."? When a "u" word is pronounced as though it begins with a "y" (yoo nique), it's treated more like the consonant sound of the y. So, "a unique..."

Examples:
a unique tool, an umbrella, a usual day, an unusual day.