Pat, At 08:48 AM 11/11/97 -0500, you wrote: >According to The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual: > >"a, an - Use the article a before consonant sounds: a historic event, a >one-year term (sounds as if it begins with a w), a united stand (sounds like >you). > >"Use the article an before vowel sounds: an energy crisis, an honorable man >(the h is silent), an NBA record (sounds like it begins with the letter e), >an 1890s celebration." > >This book is a handy addition to any office, has saved me embarassment more >than once, and can often be had CHEAP at used book stores. Thanks for this reminder! This manual is clear, concise, (almost) fun to read, and, unlike the Chicago Manaul of Style, not annoyingly condescending. Libel...now _there's_ a topic... Best to all. Horace Horace Greeley Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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