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Re: "a" or "an" before a vowel sound file extension
Subject:Re: "a" or "an" before a vowel sound file extension From:Julia Norquist <techiejules -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com, Dennis DeSantis <dennis -at- dennisdesantis -dot- com>, techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 16 May 2007 11:35:07 -0500 (CDT)
This is the first time I've really thought about it, but I'm pretty sure I say "an .xls file." I agree with Dennis.
Jules
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From: Writers Book Mall <steve -at- writersbookmall -dot- com>
To: Dennis DeSantis <dennis -at- dennisdesantis -dot- com>; techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:04:22 AM
Subject: Re: "a" or "an" before a vowel sound file extension
In my head (and take it for what that's worth!), I
hear "an aaa" - i.e. with no "dot".
Steve
--- Dennis DeSantis <dennis -at- dennisdesantis -dot- com> wrote:
> "[...] with a .aaa file extension"
>
> or
>
> "[...] with an .aaa file extension"
>
> The question really is about how the extension is
> read. Is the dot read
> in your head as the word "dot," or is it just
> glossed over/implied?
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