Is it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ? - eviltoast

R is a consonant (indicating “a”) but also if you say the word R it starts with a vowel (indicating “an”)

both look wrong :(

  • Skua@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    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”

    • Melkath@kbin.social
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      6 months ago

      Fair enough and spot on.

      a USB stick, while correct, challenges how I would have described it before you referenced it to me.