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Name

anorack - “a” vs “an” checker

Synopsis

anorack [option...] [file...]

Description

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.

Options

Exit with non-zero status if any incorrect articles were found.
Print phonemes using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) instead of ASCII phoneme mnemonics.
Show help message and exit.
Show version information and exit.

Example

$ 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/


See also

espeak(1)

2023-01-16 anorack 0.3