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I just used the phrase "an NZ site" in another forum, and it occurred to me to ask, would y'all do the same? Or would you use "a NZ"? If I wrote the name out in full, I would definitely say "a New Zealand", but since I say "enzed", I write "an NZ"? How about the rest of you?
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I would write "an" but, in general, I see "a". It drives me nuts.
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Yep. The N sound begins with a vowel, so I'd use "an."
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yeah, I'd write "an" en zee...
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An Enzed, so an NZ definitely.
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Sometimes, when proofing a technical paper, I'll see an abbreviation that could be an acronym or an initialism, but, not having heard it in speech, I don't know which. Sometimes it will make a difference in the indefinite article, e.g., a(n) HID.
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am with the, An-Enzedders
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Yeah, I'd say "an en-zee". Whenever I write SQL, I have to wonder about the indefinite article. Is it pronounced es-queue-ell or sequel?
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Around here, SQL is always pronounced "sequel."
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Around here
That's the problem with anaphora. Where's here? On the boards? Always is a rough sort of word. After I left Oracle, folks teased me about my pronuciation of SQL. Never got over it. Shy boy I. Aye?
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