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

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

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From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz>
Cc: Isaac Morland <isaac.morland@gmail.com>, David Rowley <dgrowleyml@gmail.com>, Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>, Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org>, Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@enterprisedb.com>, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2021-06-10T21:39:00Z
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  1. Doc: use "an SQL" consistently rather than "a SQL"

  2. Doc: use "an SQL" instead of "a SQL"

  3. Use the correct article for abbreviations

On 6/10/21 5:32 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz> writes:
>> On 11/06/21 8:17 am, Isaac Morland wrote:
>>> ... But then there is "an historic occasion" so go figure.
>> The 'h' in 'historic' is silent, at least it used to be -- I think now 
>> it is almost silent.  So using 'an historic occasion' is correct.
> It's silent according to the Brits, I believe.  In America, the
> pronunciation varies.
>
> 			


I suspect "an historic" is bordering on archaic even in the UK these days.


cheers


andrew


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