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=== Examples ===
 
=== Examples ===
 
* <code><nowiki>{{a or an | elephant}}</nowiki></code> produces {{a or an | elephant}}.
 
* <code><nowiki>{{a or an | elephant}}</nowiki></code> produces {{a or an | elephant}}.
* <code><nowiki>{{a or an | monkey}</nowiki></code> produces {{a or an | monkey}}.
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* <code><nowiki>{{a or an | monkey}}</nowiki></code> produces {{a or an | monkey}}.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:50, 5 August 2017

Pass a noun to this template and it will select an indefinite article to precede it, depending on whether the first letter of the noun is a vowel or consonant.

Some account is made for exceptions to the above rule.

Usage

{{a or an | noun}}

where noun is the noun.

Examples

  • {{a or an | elephant}} produces an elephant.
  • {{a or an | monkey}} produces a monkey.