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• ultimitchow@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m gonna say “a uniform” and u can’t stop me

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  • technohacker@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m gonna read the u as an oo and oo can’t stop me

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• Classy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You wouldn’t say “a uniform”.

  Why the hell not?

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  • mossy_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    because ‘a’ vs ‘an’ is dependant on the first sound not the first letter. For some reason the “yew” in uniform counts as a consonant.

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    • Classy@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes, so ‘a uniform’ is the correct formatting, not ‘an uniform’.

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      • mossy_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        oh, you were concerned about a typo and not the logic behind their comment?

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• FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You wouldn’t say “an uniform”.

  You would if you wanted to be an jerk about it.

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