Friday, February 20, 2015

word choice - A or an XML report?











Quite simply, should a sentence read "a XML report" or "an XML report"?


Answer



It's "an XML report", because which form of the indefinite article to use is decided by how the next word is pronounced. In this case, it's pronounced:




An ex-emm-ell report





'XML' begins with a vowel sound, 'e', so an is used rather than a.


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