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[Caml-list] "a 'a list" or "an 'a list"

Brian Hurt
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From:	David Brown <caml-list@d...>
Subject:	Re: [Caml-list] "a 'a list" or "an 'a list"

On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 05:05:51PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:

> Notice that the rest of the rules seem to say that if the second letter of the
> word is then a 'n' again, you don't say an, but a. (a anecdote, and not an
> anectode). Not fully sure of this rule though, but in this case would you then
> write : a 'a nupplet ?

Around here, we say an anecdote.  Interesting thing about this whole thing
with English, is that word choices in written English can reveal how the
author pronounces words.

Dave

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