“A” or “Eh”—Which to use?

“A” or “Eh”

Overview

a / eh are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

a: (noun) the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet. (noun) the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen.

eh: NA

Pronunciation

a: ah

eh: EH

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Examples in Context

Examples of “a”

The project included a publicly-owned convention center ($30 million)…
Rakestraw is a surname.
Henderson’s book Pressed: Public Money, Private Profit - A Cautionary Tale…
To select the team, a panel of experts first…
James Murrell "Jake" Jones (November 23,…
A select panel then added five…
Rakestraw House, a historic home located…
Henderson was elected in 2003 to a…
and was the lone Democrat on…
The Uzungwa red colobus (Piliocolobus gordonorum), also…

Examples of “eh”

…champion F. C. Verbroedering Dender E.H..
…xh from the component experiment Eh, for example, rolling a dice…
EH!
…16 seats, the Basque Citizens (EH) coalition and the Socialist Party…
…by E.H. Carr's What is History?.
komm, komm, eh der Tag anbricht.
Anugerah Stail Eh!
…local public-access television program titled "Eh, Wot's This?
…the park with flags, decor 'Eh Up Rotherham' sign, rides, stalls…
…of Natal, Pietermaritzburg 1987 (2nd edition).

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