library to determine indefinite article of a noun

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Are there any libraries for .NET that deal with determining the Indefinite Article of a noun?

My crude attempt is below, which will probably work for 99% of my usage (which is acceptable) just wondering if there are any established alternatives?

public static string GetIndefinateArticle(string noun)
{
    if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(self))
        return self;

    var first = noun[0];

    if(first == 'a' ||
        first == 'e' ||
        first == 'i' ||
        first == 'o')
        return "a " + self;

    return "an " + self;
}

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