Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Is it proper to put ';an'; before the word opossum even though the O is silent?

the O is not silent in some cultures.. but here in the US it is so 'a' is the proper way to do it.Is it proper to put ';an'; before the word opossum even though the O is silent?
Well, actually the 'o' isn't silent in the word opossum; you must pronounce it. And yes, put 'an' in front of it.





Now, if you use the form 'possum' as many, if not most, people do, then you use 'a' in front of it.





A possum but an opossum!Is it proper to put ';an'; before the word opossum even though the O is silent?
No, the sound is what matters, not the letter.





Just like it is ';an honor,'; even though honor starts with an ';h.';
i think its not required to put ';an';!
The O isn't silent. Many people say possum but it isn't the correct pronunciation. Regardless of sound 'an'; belongs there.
when 'O' is silent then sound of 'P' does not require 'an'
Is this a trick question? I think if you write the word opossum you'd put an 'an' in front of it. If you spoke the word opossum in a sentence you'd leave it out. I don't like to talk about opossums though because one hissed at me one time and scared the heck out of me............I always pronounced the O in it though so now I'm really confused.

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