Okay, please don't flame this thread just yet.
I have been tricked by the English language once again, or so I believe.
You know that in a noun you put either "a" or "an" infront, right?
[A] [h]ouse.
[An] [a]pple.
But what about NPC?
A NPC
or
An NPC
I'm confused here.. give me your best guess.
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it a NPC, NPC being an abbreviation for non player charecter i assume, so a non player cahrecter, rather than an non player charecter
Good question. I usually type an npc. But I type a rdm.
Damn corporate firewalls.
Edited, Tue Sep 21 16:45:15 2004 by laviont
Edited, Tue Sep 21 16:45:15 2004 by laviont
Dread Lord AngstyCoder wrote:
However, if you expect them to say the shortened version (incorrect, imprpoer, and done by yours truly all the time,)
"An Enne Pee See"
Actually, this isn't incorrect.
It's entirely appropriate to pronounce acronyms as their letters, rather than the full version.
In this case, "an" is appropriate when preceeding a vowel sound.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/a.html
Edited, Tue Sep 21 16:59:26 2004 by trickybeck
As it turns out, my wife teaches grammar and I've learned a LOT over the years.
An NPC. The "a" or "an" is dependent upon the vocal sound of what follows immediately. If what follows begins with a vowel sound, then "an" is correct.
Hence, "an en-pee-see".
An NPC. The "a" or "an" is dependent upon the vocal sound of what follows immediately. If what follows begins with a vowel sound, then "an" is correct.
Hence, "an en-pee-see".
Thanks for answers..
The paradox had me trippin' for a couple of hours.. an NPC, a NPC..
I can see that it should be a NPC because of the N.. But still, that sounds stupid, doesn't it?
So, got that one straigthened out :)
The paradox had me trippin' for a couple of hours.. an NPC, a NPC..
I can see that it should be a NPC because of the N.. But still, that sounds stupid, doesn't it?
So, got that one straigthened out :)
I checked my APA handbook and the rule is applied the same as MLA.
Qaoz wrote:
Thanks for answers..
The paradox had me trippin' for a couple of hours.. an NPC, a NPC..
I can see that it should be a NPC because of the N.. But still, that sounds stupid, doesn't it?
So, got that one straigthened out :)
The paradox had me trippin' for a couple of hours.. an NPC, a NPC..
I can see that it should be a NPC because of the N.. But still, that sounds stupid, doesn't it?
So, got that one straigthened out :)
Overall reason is that normally its a for consonant.. and an for vowel.. but in the case that the first letter sounds like a vowel than you can use an. also.. when the first letter starts with a vowel that has the sound of a "Y".. like a union, a united front, and a one-legged man
Qaoz wrote:
Thanks for answers..
The paradox had me trippin' for a couple of hours.. an NPC, a NPC..
I can see that it should be a NPC because of the N.. But still, that sounds stupid, doesn't it?
So, got that one straigthened out :)
The paradox had me trippin' for a couple of hours.. an NPC, a NPC..
I can see that it should be a NPC because of the N.. But still, that sounds stupid, doesn't it?
So, got that one straigthened out :)
No... it should be "an NPC" - I though we cleared this up.
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