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a outage vs an outage

The correct phrase is "an outage." The use of "an" before "outage" is necessary because the word starts with a vowel sound. This is a common construction in English.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 707 views

a outage

This is incorrect. The article "a" should not be used before "outage" because it starts with a vowel sound.

The correct article to use before "outage" is "an" because the word starts with a vowel sound.

an outage

This is correct. The article "an" is used before "outage" because it starts with a vowel sound.

Use "an outage" when referring to a period of time during which a service or utility is unavailable.
  • Bobby struck down the power line probably causing an outage in the area.
  • Appears the whole city is having an outage.
  • Maybe there was an outage in the sector.
  • It could cause an outage for the whole town.
  • However, there remain several points of concern with this technology, notably the risk of disruption to many clients caused by an outage of a single off-site processor.
  • It was DWP. Apparently, there was an outage.
  • If we have an outage during a docking procedure we could lose an entire pylon!
  • during an outage in one of Ineos' UK plants importers were capable to increase supply which indicates that both Ineos and Kerling are constrained by importers.
  • Accordingly, the restructuring plan envisages the creation of two reserves: a cash collateral reserve and an outage and liquidity reserve.

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