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Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by DikSin(m): 8:08pm On Jan 09, 2016
The "I Love Lagos" video is dope but something that looks like a "minor error" is giving me concern about the academic status of the producer/editing crew of the award winning video producer: Unlimited LA.

I'm not a native speaker of English but judging from the little I learned while in JSS 1, I feel it's absolutely wrong to use "An" before a consonant in a sentence.

See below pix to get a better understanding of what I'm trying to say.

Now, the questions is: is it okay to write it that way or not.

Thanks for your anticipated edcative response.

Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by Shagati(m): 8:33pm On Jan 09, 2016
DikSin:

I'm not a native speaker of English but judging from the little I learned while in JSS 1, I feel it's absolutely wrong to use "An" before a consonant in a sentence.

Thanks for your anticipated edcative response.
Dear Sir,
It may seem that JSS1 English is not enough to take one through the tough, mountainous terrain of speaking English.

Then 'An' in your example is placed before a consonant that is pronounced with a vowel. An Emm
See more examples below:

An A
A B
A C
A D
An E
An F
An N
An S
A T
A U

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Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by Shagati(m): 8:36pm On Jan 09, 2016
The MSAYC is not actually a word. It is an acronym which is pronounced as Emm-Ess-Aa-Wai-See so yes you would use the 'AN' to qualify it.

Also check out the below:
A house
An hourglass

It's all about the pronunciation bro wink

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Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by jomoh: 8:42pm On Jan 09, 2016
I don't think MSAYC is a a word. I think its something you have to call out the letters individually.


Something like "An M.S.A.Y.C Production" and if you're to spell the letter "M" it will be "em" making it a vowel sound.


#MyOpinion.
Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by majekky: 8:43pm On Jan 09, 2016
Wat An HD camera wink wink wink wink
Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by majekky: 8:44pm On Jan 09, 2016
Wat of An HD camera wink wink wink wink
Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by Nobody: 8:47pm On Jan 09, 2016
Shagati:
The MSAYC is not actually a word. It is an acronym which is pronounced as Emm-Ess-Aa-Wai-See so yes you would use the 'AN' to qualify it.

Also check out the below:
A house
An hourglass

It's all about the pronunciation bro wink

I learnt from u tonyt something that has always bothered me. An hostel, an hotel, I keep asking why it's so.

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Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by DikSin(m): 3:59am On Jan 10, 2016
Shagati:
The MSAYC is not actually a word. It is an acronym which is pronounced as Emm-Ess-Aa-Wai-See so yes you would use the 'AN' to qualify it.

Also check out the below:
A house
An hourglass

It's all about the pronunciation bro wink
majekky:
Wat of An HD camera wink wink wink wink


jomoh:
I don't think MSAYC is a a word. I think its something you have to call out the letters individually.
Something like "An M.S.A.Y.C Production" and if you're to spell the letter "M" it will be "em" making it a vowel sound.
#MyOpinion.



Wow! Thank you all for the clarification... I love your responses/examples; Very easy to comprehend. God bless and increase you.

*Happy Sunday* smiley
Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by Skillfullulu(m): 11:33pm On Jan 17, 2016
Shagati:

Dear Sir,
It may seem that JSS1 English is not enough to take one through the tough, mountainous terrain of speaking English.

Then 'An' in your example is placed before a consonant that is pronounced with a vowel. An Emm
See more examples below:

An A
A B
A C
A D
An E
An F
An N
An S
A T
A U

'an' could b used for consonant but only letter 'h' but for only words that as a silent 'h'
I.e - an hour
I.e - a house
* 'an hour' as a silent 'h' unlike the second example.
Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by DikSin(m): 11:43am On Dec 24, 2023
Shagati:

Dear Sir,
It may seem that JSS1 English is not enough to take one through the tough, mountainous terrain of speaking English.

Then 'An' in your example is placed before a consonant that is pronounced with a vowel. An Emm
See more examples below:

An A
A B
A C
A D
An E
An F
An N
An S
A T
A U


An "N"? What type of "An Nigger" are you? grin
Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by Shagati(m): 12:34pm On Dec 24, 2023
DikSin:


An "N"? What type of "An Nigger" are you? grin

An N
A Niccur

An F
A Fountain

An S
A Stubborn goat

An hour
A hotel
A house

But reviving a 2016 thread though
Greetings bro!
Re: Error In Olamide's "I Love Lagos" Video Credits? by DikSin(m): 2:00pm On Dec 24, 2023
Shagati:


An N
A Niccur

An F
A Fountain

An S
A Stubborn goat

An hour
A hotel
A house

But reviving a 2016 thread though
Greetings bro!

Learning never stops... init?! How about you drop a syllabus for dem man dem?!

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