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Most of us learnt that ‘a’ goes before consonants and ‘an’ before vowels – and most of us were only half-right. This Learning with TOI English Hack explains the real rule: it is not about letters, but ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

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For most of our school lives, we were told a neat little rule: use ‘a’ before words beginning with consonants and ‘an’ before words beginning with vowels. It sounded simple, almost soothingly ...

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