Why before words

First of all you need to understand if the abbreviation is pronounced as a single word or letter by letter. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! And I really like your blog … keep up the good work. Thanks Rohit. Pronouncing a as a schwa can diminish the sound of the schwa and melt into the vowel.

Glad I found this blog through Yaro. Become a hero. Hero does not begin with a vowel sound; it begins with the consonant sound for H. The same should apply for hotel too. That cannot be correct. It depends on how it pronounced. It makes all the difference. It is very clear explaination. It not depends on vowels or consonants but also pronunciation.

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I want to enhance my knowledge in different fields of work. The question before us is whether we should allow a foreign government to control our commerce. The team scored an impressive victory before 76, fans at Arrowhead Stadium. A few miles before the border we were stopped at an army checkpoint. Our house is just before you get to the end of the road.

Lawrence knelt before the king. Before the temple gate stood a bronze statue of Buddha. A promising career stretched out before him. Definition and synonyms of before from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education.

This is the British English definition of before. View American English definition of before. Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for before. Open Dictionary. Other entries for this word. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Professors: Request an Exam Copy. Print copies available for US orders only. For orders outside the US, see our international distributors.

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