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Is it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ? (kbin.social)

submitted 5 months ago by KarthNemesis@kbin.social to c/NoStupidQuestions@kbin.social

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

both look wrong :(

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[–] Melkath@kbin.social 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

An RTS.

Acronyms are generally proceeded by "an", not a.

[–] Skua@kbin.social 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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 5 points 5 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.