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"OpenAI technology, just an HTTPS call away" 'an' is only mean to proceed a vowel. Should say "OpenAI technology, just a HTTPS call away"
by jaimex2 6y ago
"OpenAI technology, just an HTTPS call away"
'an' is only mean to proceed a vowel. Should say
"OpenAI technology, just a HTTPS call away"
- chad_oliver 6y agoThis depends how you pronounce 'h'. If you pronounce it "aitch", then "an HTTPS" is correct. If you pronounce it "haitch", then "a HTTPS" is correct. There's no universal pronunciation, and therefore no universally-right answer.
- wfme 6y agoIt depends how you pronounce "H". If you pronounce it aitch instead of haitch then using "an" in this context is totally correct. https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2012/04/using-a-or-an-with-acronyms-and-abbreviations.html#:~:text=The%20general%20rule%20for%20indefinite,an%20HIV%20patient%20is%20correct https://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2012/04/using-a-or-an-wit....
- jaimex2 6y agoYou're right! Wow, I never realised rules get changed by pronunciation before. It's not vowels at all but whatever sounds like one in the writers mind.