• Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      They do, (thanks, Arrkk) and that’s a better answer.

      But the schoolmarm in me brings me back to tell you that, because of the “y-” in the way “union” is pronounced, standard usage is “a union” even though it starts with a vowel. The reason we use “an” is to avoid an awkward slide from the a to the vowel, but in words that start with the “you-” sound it’s not necessary.

      A ugly bastard An ugly bastard

      A onion An onion

      An unicorn A unicorn

      That’s me done, and a gold star to you on catching my original error!