Is It a Hardware (HW) or an Hardware (HW)?
It’s "a hardware". Since the initial letter (h) of the word hardware is clearly pronounced, we use the article "a".
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Is It a Hypothesis or an Hypothesis?
It’s a hypothesis. We use "a" before words that start with a consonant sound. Since the first letter of the noun "hypothesis" (the h) is pronounced, we add the article "a".
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Is It a Humble or an Humble?
It’s a humble.... Because the word humble begins with a sounded h, it takes the article "a".
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Is It a Hotel or an Hotel?
It’s a hotel. Since the word hotel begins with a consonant sound (the "h" is clearly pronounced), we use the article "a".
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Is It a Hostess or an Hostess?
It’s a hostess. Since "hostess" begins with a sounded "h", it takes the indefinite article "a".
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Is It a Host or an Host?
It’s a host. The rule for using "a" or "an" is based on pronunciation, not spelling. Since the initial letter (h) of the word host is clearly pronounced, we use the article "a".
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Is It a Hospital or an Hospital?
It’s a hospital. Since "hospital" begins with a consonant sound (the "h" is sounded), it takes the article "a".
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Is It a Helicopter or an Helicopter?
It’s a helicopter. The word helicopter starts with a sounded "h", and therefore takes the article "a".
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Is It a habit or an habit?
It’s a habit. The rule for using "a" or "an" is based on pronunciation, and not spelling. Since the word habit starts with a sounded "h", it takes the indefinite article "a".
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