Fun With Words

How ironic!

This is a helpful explanation of the use of irony.

Is it A or An? 

Use a before a word that starts with a consonant; use an before a word that starts with a vowel.  Unsure of what a vowel or a consonant is?  Let me demonstrate.  Consonants are all the letters in the alphabet that are not vowels: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z.  Remember that Y doubles as both a consonant and a vowel, like in the word yellow and the word key.  Vowels, if you haven't figured this out already are A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y.  I did this for the benefit of English learners.  I was not being condescending with English speakers.


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