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   Re: RE: A or An

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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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