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Getting A MBA vs Getting An MBA : MGMAT SC Guide : Page 25

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farukh_a
 Post subject: Getting A MBA vs Getting An MBA : MGMAT SC Guide : Page 25
 Post Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:16 am 
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Dear MGMAT Staff,

On page 25 of MGMAT Sentence Correction Strategy Guide (Edition-4), there is a sentence:

1) No matter how much work it may require, getting an MBA turns out be a wise investment for most people.

Is it ok to say "Getting an MBA"?

Being a non-native English speaker my understand is that "an" can only comes before the words starting with one of the 5 vowels (a,e,i,o,u).

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Farukh
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gokul_nair1984
 Post subject: Re: Getting A MBA vs Getting An MBA : MGMAT SC Guide : Page 25
 Post Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:32 pm 
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We decide on such exceptions phonetically,

The rule is, use a if the next word following it starts with a consonant sound. Use an if it starts with a vowel sound.

an hour...hour (starts with O because H is silent)..Try saying it..

Similarly, MBA starts with e...(em...beee..aaa)...

sounds funny ...Eh....???

Sad but true..:)
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tim
 Post subject: Re: Getting A MBA vs Getting An MBA : MGMAT SC Guide : Page 25
 Post Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:36 pm 
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Good explanation, Gokul. Thanks..

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