Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: Re: does +verbo(s)

 una lista di verbi che rimangono invariati come work e live?
Per curiosità, dove hai trovato che "to work" e "to live" non prendono la s?
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 ciao
E' sbagliato ciň che hai trovato 

 E' sbagliato ciò che hai trovato
infatti mi sono cancellato, è il does che non vuole la terza persona
con la s,
ma mi è sorto un altro dubbio spicciolo perchè si dice a uniform, a
university e non si usa an?
ciao

 una lista di verbi che rimangono invariati come work e live?
Like in "she worked yesterday"?
Kiuhnm

 university e non si usa an?
Basically because the pronunciation of "a uniform" is easier than that 
of "an uniform". Note also that the sound /iu/ in "uniform" is 
considered consonant.
Kiuhnm

 Kiuhnm
I have understood is a consonantic sound; also in italian language we
have.
I know a renowned linguistic teacher that says, at university, that
Italian's vowels are five like in the word "aiuola", but that is not
true for this reason.  Thanks you

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«The Rule
The rule states that "a" should be used before words that begin with
consonants (e.g., b, c ,d) while "an" should be used before words that begin
with vowels (e.g., a,e,i). Notice, however, that the usage is determined by
the pronunciation and not by the spelling, as many people wrongly assume.
You should say, therefore, "an hour" (because hour begins with a vowel
sound) and "a history" (because history begins with a consonant sound).
Similarly you should say "a union" even if union begins with a "u." That is
because the pronunciation begins with "yu", which is a consonant sound.»
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/using-a-and-an-before-words/
Joe from Massachusetts

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Italian vowels *are* five, but Italian vowel sounds are seven (for 
instance, 'è' and 'é' are pronounced differently).
Kiuhnm

 university e non si usa an?
Perché le parole come "uniform, university" cominciano con un suono 
*consonantico*. Infatti, se vedi la trascrizione in alfabeto fonetico 
su un dizionario di inglese, leggerai /'juːnɪfɔːm, juːnɪ'vəːsɪti/. 
Quella j indica la "i semiconsonantica", lo stesso che c'è nella parola 
italiana "ieri".
Per sapere di volta in volta se l'articolo giusto è a oppure an, non 
bisogna guardare come è scritta la parola seguente, bensì pensare 
sempre alla sua *pronuncia*. Ad esempio, nella parola "hour" la h non 
si pronuncia, pertanto l'articolo sarà an.
-- 
Tchau, -João do Sabão

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There are actually 3 versions of the spoken indefinite article: "ai", "uh",
and "an". The first is also the name of the letter, and is rarely used
except for emphasis. "That is not just "ai" team, that is "thee" team!. Note
that the definite article in this example, although preceding a consonant,
is pronounced, for purposes of emphasis, as if it were before a vowel. In
the spoken language, the emphasis is obvious, where in the written language,
the apostrophe is required to make the emphasis obvious. "That is not just
"a" team, that is "the" team!".
Joe from Massachusetts.