a an

The word “an” is disappearing. More and more often, I hear “a” (whether pronounced “uh” or schwa or long a as in way) before a vowel sound.  Examples will follow. Sometimes it is obvious that the speaker is anticipating a noun that begins with a vowel sound and then inserts a consonant-starting adjective, but those cases are very few.
uh incentive
ay opportunity


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