KarthNemesis@kbin.social to No Stupid Questions@kbin.social · 7 months agoIs it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareIs it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ?KarthNemesis@kbin.social to No Stupid Questions@kbin.social · 7 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
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-squareSkua@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 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-squareMelkath@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 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.