Where does this idea come from that we use "an" rather than "a" before an unstressed syllable (beginning with /j/?) I don't think I've heard of it before, even from those old-fashioned types who would have us use "an" before unstressed syllables beginning with /h/. Still less seen or heard it in contemporary English. W. P. Uzer ( talk) 19:54, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Where does this idea come from that we use "an" rather than "a" before an unstressed syllable (beginning with /j/?) I don't think I've heard of it before, even from those old-fashioned types who would have us use "an" before unstressed syllables beginning with /h/. Still less seen or heard it in contemporary English. W. P. Uzer ( talk) 19:54, 3 January 2015 (UTC)