Originally posted by bags:
Vansmack, trust me, I'm a grammar NUT. Here's an interesting thought – which would you use before "huge."
Your inability to properly annunciate a word is no excuse. The article "a" is used before "huge" at all times regardless of whether you are from New York/New Jersey/Philly. Sorry, no exceptions.

As for "the" - the rule is usually the vowel/consonant thing again, but that rule is less steadfast.