Re: "an SQL" vs. "a SQL"
Gavin Flower <gavinflower@archidevsys.co.nz>
From: Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz>
To: Isaac Morland <isaac.morland@gmail.com>
Cc: 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: 2021-06-10T20:32:58Z
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Doc: use "an SQL" consistently rather than "a SQL"
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Doc: use "an SQL" instead of "a SQL"
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Use the correct article for abbreviations
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On 11/06/21 8:17 am, Isaac Morland wrote: > On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 16:11, Gavin Flower > <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz <mailto:GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz>> > wrote: > > On 11/06/21 2:48 am, Isaac Morland wrote: > > > “A MIT …”? As far as I know it is pronounced M - I - T, which would > > imply that it should use “an”. The following page seems > believable and > > is pretty unequivocal on the issue: > > > > https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/como_se_dice/ > <https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/como_se_dice/> > > <https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/como_se_dice/ > <https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/como_se_dice/>> > > > The rule is, in English, is that if the word sounds like it starts > with > a vowel then use 'an' rather than 'a'. Though some people think that > the rule only applies to words beginning with a vowel, which is a > misunderstanding. > > So 'an SQL' and 'an MIT' are correct. IMHO > > > Right, spelling is irrelevant, it's about whether the word begins with > a vowel *sound*. Or so I've always understood and I'm pretty sure if > you listen to what people actually say that's what you'll generally > hear. So "A uranium mine" not "An uranium mine" since "uranium" begins > with a "y-" sound just like "yesterday". The fact that "u" is a vowel > is irrelevant. 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.