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An alehouse vs a alehouse

Both "an alehouse" and "a alehouse" are not correct. The correct article to use before the word "alehouse" is "an" because the word starts with a vowel sound. Therefore, the correct phrase is "an alehouse."

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 526 views

An alehouse

This is the correct construction. The article "an" is used before words that start with a vowel sound.

Use "an alehouse" when referring to a place where ale is served.
  • And we shall forge an alliance at the alehouse I passed earlier.
  • Get himself a cart and wheel it up to the alehouse of an evening, set out his wares - some of these, a bit of stew, meat pies...
  • They say even worse in the alehouses after a few.
  • They say even worse in the alehouses after a few.
  • They use it for insulation in the walls At the colonial alehouse.
  • They use it for insulation in the walls At the colonial alehouse.
  • - Where's this alehouse, exactly?
  • After the alehouse, I shall stagger southeast.
  • More important, what of the alehouse?
  • Can we go to that alehouse first, sir?
  • When you get to the alehouse, see a way to get a message to my wife.
  • AL'S ALEHOUSE. THAT'S LIKE 5 MILES AWAY.

a alehouse

This construction is incorrect. The article "a" should not be used before words that start with a vowel sound.

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