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replyTo keep it simple, you use an when the first letter of the next word sounds like a vowel when pronounced (vowel sound) and appplies to ancronyms too. Otherwise you use a.
replyYes, I'm well aware. I'm responding to the code in the OP's article (you need to click through the link at the bottom of the HN submission--I have no idea why the OP blog has two separate pages for this).
replyThe one that I often find irritating is SQL...
replyAn "ess queue ell", but a "sequel".
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How is that irritating? I find it funny that the article gives you a way to distinguish the way the author pronounces it just from their writing.
reply“An MRI report“ vs “a yogurt container”.
replyThe MRI example is perfect, but I feel like the yogurt one is a bad example given the "and sometimes Y" (is a vowel) thing, or do we just ignore that for a vs an?
replyLike in this context, do we always treat Y when pronounced like "Yes" or "Yogurt" as a consonant?