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minus-squarederanger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·edit-27 months agoA United States. You wouldn’t say “an uniform”. You would say “an underling”. First one has a y sound to start, second has a u sound to start. The usage of a/an depends on the next sound, not the next letter.
minus-squareultimitchow@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 months agoI’m gonna say “a uniform” and u can’t stop me
minus-squareKevin@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoI’m gonna read the u as an oo and oo can’t stop me
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months ago You wouldn’t say “a uniform”. Why the hell not?
minus-squaremossy_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agobecause ‘a’ vs ‘an’ is dependant on the first sound not the first letter. For some reason the “yew” in uniform counts as a consonant.
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoYes, so ‘a uniform’ is the correct formatting, not ‘an uniform’.
minus-squaremossy_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months agooh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment?
minus-squareFozzyOsbourne@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoIt’s kind of an important typo when it flips the entire meaning of the comment!
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months ago You wouldn’t say “an uniform”. You would if you wanted to be an jerk about it.
A United States. You wouldn’t say “an uniform”. You would say “an underling”. First one has a y sound to start, second has a u sound to start. The usage of a/an depends on the next sound, not the next letter.
I’m gonna say “a uniform” and u can’t stop me
I’m gonna read the u as an oo and oo can’t stop me
Why the hell not?
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.
Yes, so ‘a uniform’ is the correct formatting, not ‘an uniform’.
oh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment?
It’s kind of an important typo when it flips the entire meaning of the comment!
You would if you wanted to be an jerk about it.