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is it AN YEAR or A YEAR? is it AN YEAR or A YEAR?

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it's 'A year' not an
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Generally it is spoken as ye ar, so according to rule, it will be a year.
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We use to write "a Year" not "an" because its pronunciation is "yeer" sound of "yee" not "e" ... that's why we use "a" not "an" ... i hope you got the point ..
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