Ah, the old 'an hour' puzzle! It's all about the sound, not the letter—we say 'an' before a vowel sound. 'Hour' sounds like it starts with 'ow', while 'university' starts with a 'yoo' sound. So it's 'a university'. Teaching phonics to my Class III every year hammers this home! Honestly, trying to explain it while the monsoon damp makes the 'H' on my alphabet chart peel off the wall is my real grammar lesson.
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