The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agoHad me for a while therelemmy.worldimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1374arrow-down123
arrow-up1351arrow-down1imageHad me for a while therelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarederanger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·edit-22 years agoA United States. You wouldn’t say “an uniform”. You would say “an underling”. First one has a y sound to start, second has a u sound to start. The usage of a/an depends on the next sound, not the next letter.
minus-squareultimitchow@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoI’m gonna say “a uniform” and u can’t stop me
minus-squareKevin@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoI’m gonna read the u as an oo and oo can’t stop me
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years ago You wouldn’t say “a uniform”. Why the hell not?
minus-squaremossy_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agobecause ‘a’ vs ‘an’ is dependant on the first sound not the first letter. For some reason the “yew” in uniform counts as a consonant.
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoYes, so ‘a uniform’ is the correct formatting, not ‘an uniform’.
minus-squaremossy_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agooh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago You wouldn’t say “an uniform”. You would if you wanted to be an jerk about it.
A United States. You wouldn’t say “an uniform”. You would say “an underling”. First one has a y sound to start, second has a u sound to start. The usage of a/an depends on the next sound, not the next letter.
I’m gonna say “a uniform” and u can’t stop me
I’m gonna read the u as an oo and oo can’t stop me
Why the hell not?
because ‘a’ vs ‘an’ is dependant on the first sound not the first letter. For some reason the “yew” in uniform counts as a consonant.
Yes, so ‘a uniform’ is the correct formatting, not ‘an uniform’.
oh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment?
deleted by creator
You would if you wanted to be an jerk about it.