It's a matter of grammar

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:34 pm

Writing doesn't change phonological rules, and a/an is a purely phonological contrast. Unless you live somewhere where M in an abbreviation/by itself is pronounced as "Meh" or something.

The most correct one is #4. Because it's unambiguous. Everything else is more or less a bastardization/technicalization of the real term for lazy people. Pragmatically though, all of them are 'correct' in usage - cause people actually do commonly speak in abbreviations like that and all are understandable. #2 is least correct because it breaks a phonological rule; #3 is also less correct because it doesn't follow the way abbreviations are normally supposed to be pronounced - but in usage both of those are often actually accepted.

Fall_Child42 · Post by **Fall_Child42** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:36 pm

Awesome.

And there we have it it ladies and gentlemen!

Completely resolved!

On the Org Forums of all places!

8bit_samurai · Post by **8bit_samurai** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:40 pm

It's just like saying Em Ee Pee. Same reason you'd say an hour and a unicorn.

Kitsuner · Post by **Kitsuner** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:15 pm

8bit_samurai wrote:It's just like saying Em Ee Pee. Same reason you'd say an hour and a unicorn.

I don't know about you, but I'd say an hour and a unicorn for entirely different reasons for saying Em Ee Pee.

Phantasmagoriat · Post by **Phantasmagoriat** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:27 pm

Depends who I'm talking to.

For someone completely unfamiliar, I make a point of explaining Multi-Editor-Project = M-E-P then repeat Multi-Editor-Project aka "mep"

Thereafter, I simplify to just "mep"

MycathatesyouAMV · Post by **MycathatesyouAMV** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:23 am

Always 3 for me

YouTube · Post by **Ileia** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:32 am

#1

I actually hadn't heard #3 until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know that was a thing.

Copycat_Revolver · Post by **Copycat_Revolver** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:34 am

#1 of course.

And if #1 was a tree it would be a fig tree.

Nya-chan Production · Post by **Nya-chan Production** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:44 pm

3 or Multi Editor Projekt.

Some Czech insight, yeah!

Mol · Post by **Mol** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:52 pm

3 for me, all the time.

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