If the word following begins with a vowel sound, the word you want is “an”: “Have an apple, Adam.” If the word following begins with a consonant, but begins with a vowel sound, you still need “an”: “An X-ray will show whether there\’s a worm in it.” It is nonstandard and often considered sloppy speech to utter an “uh” sound in such cases.

The same rule applies to initialisms like “NGO” (for “non-governmental organization”). Because the letter N is pronounced “en,” it’s “an NGO” but when the phrase is spoken instead of the abbreviation, it’s “a non-governmental organization.”

When the following word definitely begins with a consonant sound, you need “a”: “A snake told me apples enhance mental abilities.”

Note that the letter Y can be either a vowel or a consonant. Although it is sounded as a vowel in words like “pretty,” at the beginning of words it is usually sounded as a consonant, as in “a yolk.”

Words beginning with the letter U which start with a Y consonant sound like “university” and “utensil” also take an “a”: “a university” and “a utensil.” But when an initial U has a vowel sound, the word is preceded by “an”: it’s “an umpire,” “an umbrella,” and “an understanding.”

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/a.html

You\’re basing your entire post on attacking the author\’s writing, yet you begin by using incorrect punctuation and/or capitalization? Besides, in context he probably meant to say \”a previous article\” and left the word out by accident.

People with these tendencies are important because they ensure that we maintain standards but at the same time I worry that they are missing many of the glorious things in life.

But then again, it was just a quick update on a new kernel so I didn\’t bother to spell check. I assume by the reaction that these updates are not important unless they meet the standards of \”A Dictionary of Modern English Usage\”. Enjoy this one – it\’s likely to be the last.

Jeff

So Jeff, please ignore them and continue your contributions, I for one, completely missed that the 2.6.33 had removed the Anticipatory Scheduler and am glad you have written it up.