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My father is a university teacher vs My father is an university teacher

The proper English phrasing is "my father is a university teacher." The article "a" should be used before the word starting with a consonant sound, like "university."
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Last updated: September 16, 2024

My father is a university teacher

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use the article "a" before words starting with a consonant sound, such as "university."

Examples:

  • She is a university student.
  • He is a university professor.
  • They are university graduates.
  • The selection procedure resembles the final examination of a university teacher training course and a pass is required to start practical training.
  • Tom's dad is a university professor.
  • The center of the city is a university.
  • This is a university student's dormitory, We are not peasants
  • I can only speak for Germany, where there is a university course that leads to a degree in adult education.
  • I have been at the receiving end of such systems, both as a university teacher and when I was involved in an educational and social charity.
  • As a university teacher, I stress to my students the importance of protecting your design, otherwise you can lose all of your work suddenly.
  • When I was a university teacher 25 years ago, I taught my students about the rules on equal pay deriving from Brussels and from the European Member States at the time.
  • A judge, a general, a university teacher and a psychologist!
  • My father is a senior partner in this company.
  • Even my father is gracing us with his presence.
  • My father is obsessed with England.
  • My father is very passionate about fighting.
  • My father is an artist, instead.
  • My father isn't in good health.
  • I fear my father is desperate to believe in your European war machines.
  • My father is my mother right now and I'm...
  • My father is a dedicated and resourceful man.
  • My father is an unreliable, morally ambiguous, charming drunk.
  • Cookie, my father is a doctor.

My father is an university teacher

This phrase is incorrect. The article "an" is used before words starting with a vowel sound, not a consonant sound like "university."

Alternatives:

  • my father is a university teacher

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