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Why do People put the word "an" in front of Acronyms?
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:44 pm
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:44 pm
Let's just use this example:
"Frances is an SJW. So therefore, her being an SJW, she's a fricking moron."
Not saying that I don't make this mistake daily, because I do. Just wondering why people use "an" instead of "a" when the acronym starts with a consonant?
"Frances is an SJW. So therefore, her being an SJW, she's a fricking moron."
Not saying that I don't make this mistake daily, because I do. Just wondering why people use "an" instead of "a" when the acronym starts with a consonant?
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Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:45 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Because S phonetically starts with an E.
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:46 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Does this trigger you?
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:47 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
quote:
TigerFanInSouthland is an dumb S
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:48 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
The same reason they put it in front of some H words. "An honest mistake" vs "a human error". Phonetically a vowel sound.
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:49 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Using an vs. a in front of a word has nothing to do with the first letter of the word. The usage of one over the other is based on the phonetic pronunciation of the word.
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:51 pm to LSUSoulja08
Ok, so you're not technically wrong to use that?
Posted on 11/9/16 at 7:53 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
The worst example of this you probably see 100's of times a day on this site is with LSU.
An LSU fan
An LSU player
An LSU game
An LSU opponent
etc
etc
etc
Are all incorrect. Should be:
A Louisiana State fan
A Louisiana State player
A Louisiana State game
A Louisiana State opponent
etc
etc
etc
An LSU fan
An LSU player
An LSU game
An LSU opponent
etc
etc
etc
Are all incorrect. Should be:
A Louisiana State fan
A Louisiana State player
A Louisiana State game
A Louisiana State opponent
etc
etc
etc
Posted on 11/9/16 at 8:09 pm to Python
Yep,
"Finally, the rule applies to acronyms as well. If you pronounce a letter as a letter and it begins with a vowel sound, you should precede it with an. The consonants with vowel sounds include f, h, l, m, n, r, s, and x."
I was always taught the way stated in my other post in the English classes I took.
"Finally, the rule applies to acronyms as well. If you pronounce a letter as a letter and it begins with a vowel sound, you should precede it with an. The consonants with vowel sounds include f, h, l, m, n, r, s, and x."
I was always taught the way stated in my other post in the English classes I took.
Posted on 11/9/16 at 9:29 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
This has been an historic thread.
Posted on 11/9/16 at 9:31 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
This thread has the energy of an AIDS patient
Posted on 11/9/16 at 10:35 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
Trust your ears, not your eyes.
S starts with the sound of E, therefore "an".
Same thing with letters like F. "An F-250"
S starts with the sound of E, therefore "an".
Same thing with letters like F. "An F-250"
Posted on 11/9/16 at 10:40 pm to upgrayedd
He's an FBI agent.
Sounds right to me.
Ridiculous thread
Sounds right to me.
Ridiculous thread
Posted on 11/9/16 at 10:48 pm to Tiger Ree
That rule correctly contradicts the retardedness you wrote in your previous post.
Posted on 11/10/16 at 2:05 am to TigerFanInSouthland
ATM machine
Posted on 11/10/16 at 6:04 am to Tiger Ree
quote:
The worst example of this you probably see 100's of times a day on this site is with LSU.
An LSU fan
An LSU player
An LSU game
An LSU opponent
Are all incorrect. Should be:
A Louisiana State fan
A Louisiana State player
A Louisiana State game
A Louisiana State opponent
Posted on 11/10/16 at 6:24 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Get Hooked on Phonics, breh
Posted on 11/10/16 at 6:58 am to Tiger Ree
quote:lolno
Tiger Ree
Posted on 11/10/16 at 8:18 am to Socrates Johnson
quote:
That rule correctly contradicts the retardedness you wrote in your previous post.
I was agreeing with the guy who said what I posted was incorrect. I showed what I found that collaborated his statement. In short, I was admitting I was wrong in my first post and showing why I was wrong.
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