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> For instance, we’re quite proud that a XCF file made by a small company for their logo in 1998 still renders the same way in the latest version of GIMP How d
by spider-mario 2mo ago
> For instance, we’re quite proud that a XCF file made by a small company for their logo in 1998 still renders the same way in the latest version of GIMP
How do they pronounce “XCF” such that it’s “a XCF file” and not “an XCF file”? “Xeceff”?
- Choco31415 2mo agoThe beginning of “XCF” sounds similar to the beginning of “Exit”. With “a” vs “an”, the pronunciation is more important than the spelling.
- SwellJoe 2mo agoYou say "a exit"?
- kbelder 2mo agoThere are words that some British accents pronounce with an initial consonant while Americans it with a vowel sound, so accordingly Brits use the 'a' article while Americans use 'an'. A case where accent changes the grammar of a sentence. Similar to the name 'Herb' vs the vegetative 'herb'. A Herb vs an herb.
- SwellJoe 2mo agoSo you pronounce it "a hexit" with a hard "h"?
- spider-mario 2mo ago> With “a” vs “an”, the pronunciation is more important than the spelling. I know, hence my question about the pronunciation. If I had thought the spelling was more important, the “X” would have settled it so I wouldn’t have asked.
- ajcp 2mo agoI find some word processors don't test for vowel sound, and only adhere to the actual vowel letter.
- left-struck 2mo agoIn my mind it’s similar to exif
- TeMPOraL 2mo agoA "ksceef"? But yeah, in my mind, it's always been "ex see eff", so an XCF.
- cmyk_student 2mo agoTo be honest, I didn't think about it too hard - I just wrote "a XCF" because it doesn't start with a vowel. I don't think it's worth submitting an edit for, but you're welcome to consider it "an XCF".