KarthNemesis@kbin.social to No Stupid Questions@kbin.social · 6 months agoIs it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareIs it "an RTS" or "a RTS" ?KarthNemesis@kbin.social to No Stupid Questions@kbin.social · 6 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
R is a consonant (indicating “a”) but also if you say the word R it starts with a vowel (indicating “an”) both look wrong :(
minus-squareooterness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoThe general rule is to go by sound. Read aloud, RTS is pronounced “are-tee-ess”, so it starts with a vowel sound, so it’s “an RTS”. The same rule also applies to regular words. For example, “an hour” is preferred because the “h” is silent.
The general rule is to go by sound.
Read aloud, RTS is pronounced “are-tee-ess”, so it starts with a vowel sound, so it’s “an RTS”.
The same rule also applies to regular words. For example, “an hour” is preferred because the “h” is silent.