> if word.startswith("ub"): return FalseAn uber-rich man riding in an Uber installed an Ubuntu package.I'm actually a bit surprised by this rule. Is this line there entirely due to the word "ubiquitous"? I think it is.
To 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.
The one that I often find irritating is SQL...An "ess queue ell", but a "sequel".:(
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.
bugufu8f83 · · focus · HN ↗
An uber-rich man riding in an Uber installed an Ubuntu package.
I'm actually a bit surprised by this rule. Is this line there entirely due to the word "ubiquitous"? I think it is.
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gertrunde · · focus · HN ↗
An "ess queue ell", but a "sequel".
:(
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gertrunde · · focus · HN ↗
Mostly breaks concentration/focus etc.