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it's the little things
May. 19th, 2005 09:54 pmMoments from work today...
( grammar problems in the cubicle )
( and too much fun in the lab )
Footnote to the cubicle episode: Further investigation (aka, asking B2) uncovered the fact that, appearances to the contrary, 'an' should not be used before words starting with a consonant sound even though they begin with a vowel. One such example is "unity," which begins with a pronounced "y;" another such is "one," which begins with a pronounced "w." The rule is phonetic* and not typographic.
*which bugs me, because I think typographically. This is why I sometimes insist on knowing how to spell words before I can use them.
( grammar problems in the cubicle )
( and too much fun in the lab )
Footnote to the cubicle episode: Further investigation (aka, asking B2) uncovered the fact that, appearances to the contrary, 'an' should not be used before words starting with a consonant sound even though they begin with a vowel. One such example is "unity," which begins with a pronounced "y;" another such is "one," which begins with a pronounced "w." The rule is phonetic* and not typographic.
*which bugs me, because I think typographically. This is why I sometimes insist on knowing how to spell words before I can use them.
