Re: "an SQL" vs. "a SQL"

David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>

From: David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>

To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>

Date: 2023-04-11T05:43:04Z

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Doc: use "an SQL" consistently rather than "a SQL"
- a78cf591a3f5 19 (unreleased) landed
- d866f0374ca6 16.0 landed
- 7bdd489d3d32 15.0 landed
Doc: use "an SQL" instead of "a SQL"
- b1b13d2b524e 17.0 landed
Use the correct article for abbreviations
- 04539e73faaa 14.0 landed

Attachments

a_SQL_to_an_SQL.patch (application/octet-stream) patch

On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 at 13:44, David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyway, I'll set an alarm for this time next year so I can check on
> how many inconsistencies have crept back in over the development
> cycle.

That alarm went off today.

There seem to be only 3 "a SQL"s in the docs to change to "an SQL".

This is a pretty old thread, so here's a link [1] to the discussion.

David

[1] https://postgr.es/m/CAApHDvpML27UqFXnrYO1MJddsKVMQoiZisPvsAGhKE_tsKXquw@mail.gmail.com