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From: ppunk@damthatspam.chello.nl (Peter Punk)
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On Sun, 14 Oct 2001 23:35:22 +0200, "CeeJay" <newsgroups@ceejay.cjb.nOt>
provoked the following text:

>> > AFAIC the decision to use "a" or "an" is based solely on the
>> > pronounciation of the word (i consider acronyms and abbreviations to be 
>> >words too) and not on the way it is written. So to me the sentences "an RTF 
>> >file" or "an SLB connector" or "an MBR virus" are correct.
>
>I never though of it , but sounding it out , your interpretation sounds more
>"correct"

Thank you. You know, sometiomes it takes an outsider to explain the things you
grew up with.
Because my native tongue is not English, i have to work harder to see some
"rules", if you will, of the language so i can smoothen out many imperfections
in my use of the English language. I think that because of that perfectionism i
tend to think about the language a tad (just a tad) harder that the average
Anglolalist. :-)

>> What about "FAQ list"? Is it "a FAQ List" as you pronounce it like
>> fact, but w/o the t, or is it "an 'Eff Ay Queue' List", if you spell
>> the acronym
>
>I've always said "fack" .. and so a FAQ.
>But if you want to say it F. A. Q. then by all means say "an" if you want to

Personally, i strife to be perfect in my use of English so i would never, unless
by accident, use "an" when i think "a" should be used.

>>(sorry for the 'queue', i did not see any other way to
>> write that letter...)?
>
>how about "cue" ?
>or "qew" ?

Q who? 
(a Star Trek episode :-))

>> TIA,
>
>TIA?

Pssht! That's "Thanks In Advance"
-- 
        Peter Punk
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