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- From: Charles_Milam@amat.com
- To: xml-dev@xml.org
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 16:50:13 -0500
"The use of these forms is determined by sound and not by spelling. Before a
consonant sound "a" is used; before a vowel sound "an" is used."
- 'Winston's Self Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language' copyright 1915
>
Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' supposes a class of objects with pointing out
>to one of them no matter which one. So, yes, there is no such thing as "an
> XML". However in English language nouns often can be used as adjectives,
> like "an XML example" or "an XML application", in which case in should be
> "an" because (as already mentioned) XML is really "ex-me-el", so it starts
> from vowel.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim McCune [mailto:timm@channelpoint.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 12:59 PM
> To: 'Lynda VanVleet'; xml-dev@xml.org
> Subject: RE: A or An
> Importance: Low
>
>
> I've never heard anyone say "A XML" or "A XSLT".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lynda VanVleet [mailto:lyndavv@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 1:14 PM
> To: xml-dev@xml.org
> Subject: A or An
>
>
> Which is correct:
> A XML
> A XSLT
> or because it stands for eXtensible
> An XML
> An XSLT
>
> I keep changing it in my whitepaper so I refer to the
> academic experts.
>
> Lynda VanVleet
> lvanvleet@classiq.com
>
>
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