when you're writing what do you do in this situation? >a

S is no vowel. therefore it's "a STD"

>>9476075
An. Go with the sound of the word or the acronym considering how it's pronounced.

An hour. A history. Same letter but dependent on the sound. Why not google this?

Always go by pronunciation. It's 'an STD'.

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>>9476090
>>9476094
I don't have enough phone data to load google sorry and thanks

An STD for dialogue, a STD for third person narration (though I wouldn't use acronyms there anyway).

>>9476084
The rule doesn't consider the letter but rather the sound.

An honest man. A honest man. Which one reads like it's written by someone that doesn't understand English? Say it aloud and you'll almost always find the right answer.

>>9476102
I wouldn't go by that rule. The funny thing with acronyms is they can be pronounced arbitrarily. So we say each letter of STD. JPEG is pronounced Jay-peg, NATO is nay-toe. Go with the sound and don't be inconsistent. Changing from dialogue and third person for a and an is a bad idea imo that would confuse myself and many other readers.

>>9476084
u is a vowel, therefore it's "an university"

>>9476125
No. Stop posting this troll crap. The sound of the word is used not the actual letter. Idk why I'm even responding...

>>9476141
I was juat pointing out how stupid the statement in >>9476084 is.

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>>9476150
When I reread your post I realized that was probably the case. Have a fun day, anon : ^)

>>9476168
I think you forgot to sage my thread this time.