▲ 351 ▼ Had me for a while there (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 28 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You wouldn’t say “a uniform”. Why the hell not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mossy_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, so 'a uniform' is the correct formatting, not 'an uniform'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mossy_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) oh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, so 'a uniform' is the correct formatting, not 'an uniform'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mossy_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) oh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Classy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, so 'a uniform' is the correct formatting, not 'an uniform'. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mossy_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) oh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) oh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
