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[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Grammar lesson, an is used when the following word starts with a vowel SOUND not just a vowel. Ubisoft starts with a consonant y sound and should not be preceded with an. That is why this sentence reads a little weird and the professional writers who wrote this headline should have known this, (it's also possible they though Ubisoft was pronounced OOH-BEE-SOFT but not knowing that seems more unforgivable for a gaming journalist)

EDIT: I AM INCORRECT. I misread the French IPA pronunciation of Ubisoft and have been mispronouncing Ubisoft. The journalist is correct.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that French would pronounce it /u/ not /ju/.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Damn, you are correct, I misread the French IPA pronunciation on Ubisoft.

[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 1 points 2 months ago

Dude, it happens to all of us. :)

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