My original question:
>Is it correct to say "a European country" or "an European country." My
>assistant and I think the correct answer is the first way, but we cannot cite
>the grammatical rule that would make it "a European."
The consensus is that you say "a European country" because European has makes
the consonant sound of y. Many thanks to all who replied -- I got many quick
responses. One person also sent a great website with the explanation:
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar/archive/articles_pronunciation.html
What a wonderful resource LM_NET is!
Paige Ysteboe
Media Specialist
Western Middle School
Elon, NC 27244
paige_ysteboe@abss.k12.nc.us
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