Thread:Cheeseskates/@comment-29095074-20161001103917/@comment-5956954-20161001110511

Here is a trick to know how to add the correct determiner.

Listen to the beginning of the word. If it sounds like a consonant, then you need to use the "a" determiner. "An" is used when the beginning sounds like a vowel.

The can be used for any, but since it is a definite determiner, you need to use it when you are referring to something specifically.


 * Examples:
 * I bought "a" chicken. Ch <-- Consonant.
 * I bought an anchor. An <-- Vowel.
 * An "MBA" is what I want when I graduate. M = em <-- Vowel.
 * A NASA astronaut went to the moon. ''NASA = na <--Consonant.