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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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[–] kieron115@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

Merriam-Webster states that "the deciding factor for which of these words should be used is the sound that begins the word which follows the indefinite article, rather than the letter which does." So "an RTS" or "a real-time strategy game" would both be appropriate.

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