An igloo vs A igloo

The correct phrase is 'an igloo.' The use of 'an' before 'igloo' is needed as 'igloo' starts with a vowel sound. 'A igloo' is incorrect because it violates the rule of using 'an' before words that begin with a vowel sound.

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Last updated: October 22, 2024 • 13655 views

An igloo

Correct. 'An igloo' is the appropriate way to refer to this type of structure.

Use 'an igloo' when referring to a dome-shaped shelter made of blocks of ice. The use of 'an' is necessary because 'igloo' starts with a vowel sound.

Examples:

I saw an igloo in the distance.
An igloo provides shelter in cold environments.
The Inuit people traditionally lived in an igloo.
An igloo is a symbol of Arctic survival.
The children built an igloo out of snow.

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We're building an igloo in Central Park.
I practically made an igloo out of them.
You could build an igloo with that, man.
He thrives in an igloo in the mountains.
Maybe. Look, I got to go melt an igloo, so order us another round.
He's currently in the Catskills building himself an igloo out of Gatorade bottles.
Those dimples, they would melt an igloo.
And a rainforest canopy, an igloo and a bird's nest until we were evicted.
We were sleeping in an igloo that he built.
If we were to survive the elements after boring a hole through the ice to find food, my good friend Nantuk and I, would build an igloo to protect ourselves from polar bears and flying hokey pucks.
Do you think if we moved to an igloo in Antarctica he would eventually just show up there too?
We're just going to hang out in an igloo all day and wait?
It isn't an igloo, it's a blind.
Iglo, I saw how they built an igloo,
But what if we're in an igloo and you had a cold and couldn't smell anything, and you told me to light a candle, but I smell gas?
Anyway, Tegan and Sara are doing this secret concert series in Alaska, and for a week, you stay in an igloo and do Molly, and every morning you wake up, and they're performing with, like,
They could set fire to an igloo.
I would love an igloo with you.
Does it come with an igloo?
I would love an igloo with you.

Alternatives:

a snow house
a dome-shaped shelter
a traditional Inuit dwelling
a shelter made of ice blocks
a cold-weather structure

A igloo

Incorrect. 'A igloo' is not a valid construction in English.

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