anorack
“a” vs “an” checker
| manual section: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Version: | anorack 0.2.7 |
| Date: | 2020-05-28 |
Synopsis
anorack [option...] [file...]
Description
The English language has two indefinite articles:
- a: used before words that begin with a consonant sound (e.g., a program, a host, a user);
- an: used before words that begin with a vowel sound (e.g., an example, an hour, an undefined variable).
anorack is a specialized spell-checker that finds incorrect indefinite articles.
Options
| --ipa | Print phonemes using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) instead of ASCII phoneme mnemonics. |
| -h, --help | Show help message and exit. |
| --version | Show version information and exit. |
Example
$ cat test a Ubuntu user a 8-byte word an username $ anorack test test:1: a Ubuntu -> an Ubuntu /u:b'u:ntu:/ test:2: a 8 -> an 8 /'eIt/ test:3: an username -> a username /j'u:z3n,eIm/
See also
espeak(1)