On Wed, 4 Apr 2007 20:01:25 +0200
Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "an" is used before a "vowel" like

Usually true, but:

>     an USB connector

That just sounds wrong, as a native speaker. Acronyms tend to be
variable. In normal, natural, usage, it is 'a USB key' - yet it would
also be natural to say 'an ATI drive', 'a SCSI drive', 'an iBook' or
'an iPAQ'.

>     an Inode
>     an Error

Correct.

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