Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:06:16 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem. A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up. I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!) and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. It took me an half a hour to figure out what you were arguing about ;-) |
Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:55:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 11/15/2018 4:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem. A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up. I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!) and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. How does a "S" sound like a,e,i,o or u (and sometimes "y")? Singularly it is spelled "Ess". |
Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 18:19:47 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 11/15/2018 6:05 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:55:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 11/15/2018 4:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem. A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up. I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!) and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. How does a "S" sound like a,e,i,o or u (and sometimes "y")? 'Cause it's spelled 'ess'. Easy. I never knew how to spell "S" :-) You sound like Harry Truman. |
Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
On 11/15/2018 8:17 PM, Alex wrote:
Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 4:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem.* A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up.* I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!)* and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. How does a "S" sound like a,e,i,o or u (and sometimes "y")? The word usually is pronounced as an initialism. “I’m buying an ess-you-vee.” Not “I am buying a ess-you-vee.” A sport utility vehicle.* Not an sport utility vehicle. Good point! And to think I just learned that "S" is spelled, "ess". :-) |
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:23:52 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 11/15/2018 8:17 PM, Alex wrote: Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 4:06 PM, Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem.* A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up.* I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!)* and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. How does a "S" sound like a,e,i,o or u (and sometimes "y")? The word usually is pronounced as an initialism. “I’m buying an ess-you-vee.” Not “I am buying a ess-you-vee.” A sport utility vehicle.* Not an sport utility vehicle. Good point! And to think I just learned that "S" is spelled, "ess". :-) Never played much Scrabble huh? (or crossword puzzles) |
Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:17:21 -0500, Alex wrote:
Keyser Sze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 4:06 PM, Keyser Sze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem. A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up. I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!) and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. How does a "S" sound like a,e,i,o or u (and sometimes "y")? The word usually is pronounced as an initialism. Im buying an ess-you-vee. Not I am buying a ess-you-vee. A sport utility vehicle. Not an sport utility vehicle. === However, an SUV (ess-you-vee) in a sentence reads differently than a "sport utility vehicle" even though they represent the same thing. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com |
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wrote:
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:06:16 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem. A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up. I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!) and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. It took me an half a hour to figure out what you were arguing about ;-) Why do they call them a Sport Utility Vehicle? Most are just station wagons. |
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 05:05:41 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote: wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 16:06:16 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem. A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up. I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!) and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. It took me an half a hour to figure out what you were arguing about ;-) Why do they call them a Sport Utility Vehicle? Most are just station wagons. They are taller than a sedan so they needed a different name I suppose. The station wagon was the Dodge Magnum. Actually I was ahead of the trend with my 72 Jeep Commando. It was one of the first SUVs. (Basically a SUV style body on a Jeep CJ 6 chassis). It shared the same problem the CJs had. It was easy to roll. I rolled mine. https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/commando1-1513888628.jpg?crop=1.00xw:0.752xh;0,0.113xh&resiz e=2400:* Mine was tweety bird yellow with chrome Castler side pipes under the door (I ripped out the stock exhaust off roading). |
Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 20:17:21 -0500, Alex wrote:
Keyser Sze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 4:06 PM, Keyser Sze wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 11/15/2018 2:50 PM, John H. wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:00:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:34:40 -0500, Keyser Soze wrote: Well, my recollection was that the Group 34 AGM seemed to weigh about 50% more than the last "old style" Group 34 battery I replaced in an SUV. Ahem. A "S" doesn't sound like a vowel. :-) Ahem. Always use 'an' for words which sound like they start with a vowel, and always use 'a' for words which sound like they start with a consonant. I had to look it up. I always knew about an "a" before a consonant (did that right!) and an "an" before before a vowel. (did that right too!) But I never knew about the official rules about "sounding" like a vowel or a consonant. Musta skipped class that day. So you could buy -a- SUV, eh? I bought -an- SUV. How does a "S" sound like a,e,i,o or u (and sometimes "y")? The word usually is pronounced as an initialism. Im buying an ess-you-vee. Not I am buying a ess-you-vee. A sport utility vehicle. Not an sport utility vehicle. Cheating. |
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