On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:01:25 +0200 Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de> wrote: > "an" is used before a "vowel" like Usually true, but: > an USB connector That just sounds wrong, as a native speaker. Acronyms tend to be variable. In normal, natural, usage, it is 'a USB key' - yet it would also be natural to say 'an ATI drive', 'a SCSI drive', 'an iBook' or 'an iPAQ'. > an Inode > an Error Correct. -- Neil Williams ============= http://www.data-freedom.org/ http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ http://www.linux.codehelp.co.uk/
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