Re: [PATCH] more typo/wording fixes

On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 06:53:44AM -0500, Michael Sweet wrote:
> Malcolm Rowe wrote:
> >... depending on whether you spell out the acronym when you enounter it
> >or not; I do, so, for me, 'an MD5' ('an emm-dee five') reads better.
>
> I just know what my editors have told me (repeatedly :) in writing my
> books, and you're "supposed to" use the pronoun for the spelled-out
> acronym and not the letters. I'm no English expert, but I'm assuming
> they are...
>

Bah. It looks like either option is 'correct', as long as you're
consistent. See for example
http://www.gpuss.co.uk/english_usage/a_or_an.htm.

Regards,
Malcolm

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