"a" or "an" ubiquitous?
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This isn't straightforward. In my version of English, I would say 'a ubiquitous'. It seems that the grammar checkers in MS Word agree -- both in US and UK English.
However, take a look at this ngram of published works.
Google ngram: a ubiquitous,an ubiquitous
You can see that a changeover occurred in the late 1880s but both versions survive up to the present day.
