Stephanie has 30+ answers in. English Grammar. The choice between a and an is governed not by whether the next written letter is a consonant or vowel but by whether the next word begins with the sound of a vowel or consonant. Unique begins with a y sound, hence a unique is correct.
And now, the history lesson: 1  Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised that participation in the Program would be completely voluntary. 2  Roosevelt promised that the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program.
But itâs actually much worse for the Republican establishment and its fans at the New York Times and Democratic Party than the Times lets on. The plot hatched by Romney, as the party leader following his 2012 election debacle, helps the front-runner â whoever gets the largest percentage of votes in early primaries.