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English: A vs. An

365 points · 529 comments · azhenley

  1. bugufu8f83 · · focus · HN ↗
    > if word.startswith("ub"): return False

    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.

    1. amitp · · focus · HN ↗
      I added the word list to the main article. The rule is for two words, ubiquitous and ubiquity, so maybe the rule should be tightened to word.startswith("ubiqu").

      Uber and Ubuntu are not in my word list (which attempts to exclude proper nouns), but maybe I should add uber, uberant, uberous, uberously, uberousness, uberty, uberties.

      I had a self-imposed time limit of 1 day for this side quest, but there are lots of ideas in the comments here so someday I may come back to this project and give it another day.

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