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Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
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.” -- Posted with my iPhone 8+. |
#2
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Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
On 11/15/2018 6:04 PM, 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.” Ok. Learned something. To be honest, I'd say "an SUV" normally anyway. It just sounds right but I didn't know the technical reasons why. |
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Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
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. |
#4
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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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Yo Tim - or any knowledgeable individual
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) |
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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 |
#9
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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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