I was reading an HP fanfic, (H/D if you must know) when I began thinking about grammar and vowels. Don't ask how it came about. I'm also afraid this question and this post in general, may sound very...stilted and not smooth. My apologies in advance. I know when we have a word that starts with a vowel like "emu" for example, then we would say "an" emu. Other words, generally, do not use "an". They use "a". Like "a" flower or "a" stabbing. However, I know we also say "an" hour or "an" MP. Is it... read more