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

       -h, --help
              Show the help message and exit.

       --version
              Show the program's version information and exit.

       --ipa  Print phonemes using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) instead of ASCII phoneme
              mnemonics.

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)