anorack(1)
“a” vs “an” checker
Description
ANORACK
NAME
anorack - âaâ vs âanâ checker
SYNOPSIS
anorack [option...] [file...]
DESCRIPTION
The English language has two indefinite articles:
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a: used before words that begin with a consonant sound (e.g., a program, a host, a user); | ||
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an: used before words that begin with a vowel sound (e.g., an example, an hour, an undefined variable). |
anorack is a specialized spell-checker that finds incorrect indefinite articles.
OPTIONS
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--ipa |
Print phonemes using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) instead of ASCII phoneme mnemonics. |
-h, --help
Show help message and exit.
--version
Show version information and exit.
EXAMPLE
$ cat test
a Ubuntu user
a 8-byte word
an username
$ anorack test
test:1: a Ubuntu -> an Ubuntu /u:b'u:ntu:/
test:2: a 8 -> an 8 /'eIt/
test:3: an username -> a username /j'u:z3n,eIm/
SEE ALSO
espeak(1)