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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.

Print phonemes using IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) instead of ASCII phoneme mnemonics.
Show help message and exit.
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/


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2022-04-25 anorack 0.2.8