anorack - “a” vs “an” checker
anorack [
option...] [
file...]
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.
- --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.
$ 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/
espeak(1)