The phrase "a ear of" is not correct in written English.
The correct form is "an ear of," which is used when referring to a single ear of corn or a similar item.
Example: "I picked an ear of corn from the garden to cook for dinner."
Alternatives: "a cob of" or "an ear from."
The author points out that sequential vowels occur in Smoky Mountain English when the indefinite article precedes nouns beginning in a vowel, such as a axe, a ear of corn, a uncle, or a address.
The New Yorker, February 4 , 1933P. 29 Tells of the Benson who take Mr. and Mrs. Snell, a couple who haven't got a ear of their own for a drive to the country place.
By Stacy Jones The New Yorker, February 4 , 1933P. 29 Tells of the Benson who take Mr. and Mrs. Snell, a couple who haven't got a ear of their own for a drive to the country place.
All things considered, 15 μg/g of pVAC for biofortified maize remains as the biofortification target which will contribute an additional 50% to the vitamin A EAR of women and children.
"In a dream an ear of corn could dance," Mr. Parker said.
Inside were more little objects: a chess knight, a leprechaun, stamps, an ear of corn.
It opens with a row of small sculptures encased in bell jars: an ear of corn, a Brancusi and a Yoruba carving of Queen Victoria.
One strain from an ear of a gazelle in Libya and 1 from a human with chromoblastomycosis in the Netherlands could not directly be linked to any other strain.
Under that was what felt like "an ear of a cow," she said.
To test for biological imaging, we imaged an ear of a Swiss Webster mouse (body weight: 45 g) in vivo.
I'd already noticed the trail of dog toys — an ear of corn, a hedgehog and a well-chewed duck — by the back door.
