Is it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ? KarthNemesis ( @KarthNemesis@kbin.social ) No Stupid Questions@kbin.social • 4 months ago message-square8fedilinkarrow-up13
arrow-up13message-squareIs it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ? KarthNemesis ( @KarthNemesis@kbin.social ) No Stupid Questions@kbin.social • 4 months ago message-square8fedilink
R is a consonant (indicating “a”) but also if you say the word R it starts with a vowel (indicating “an”) both look wrong :(
minus-square Skua ( @Skua@kbin.social ) linkfedilink7•4 months agoIt’s nothing to do with it being an acronym, it’s just because the first sound pronounced is a vowel sound. Similarly, it’s “an FPS”, “an ATM”, and “an SUV”, but “a PPV event” and “a USB stick”
minus-square Melkath ( @Melkath@kbin.social ) linkfedilink5•4 months agoFair enough and spot on. a USB stick, while correct, challenges how I would have described it before you referenced it to me.
It’s nothing to do with it being an acronym, it’s just because the first sound pronounced is a vowel sound. Similarly, it’s “an FPS”, “an ATM”, and “an SUV”, but “a PPV event” and “a USB stick”
Fair enough and spot on.
a USB stick, while correct, challenges how I would have described it before you referenced it to me.