If I start a/an RIP thread...

Edward would have wanted it that way.

 

I think the rule in writing is, if it comes in front of a vowel sound, it gets "an." If it comes in front of a consonant sound, it gets "a." I could be wrong, though.

 

No, you are correct. Except in Canada, where is it spelled "eh."

 

The poor slob dies, and he's honored with a thread about writing "a" or "an" before an "r".

 

Why would it be "an RIP" then? R is a consonant sound. And don't say it's because R sounds like AHHH...that's a bullshit explanation.

 

So I was right? I rescind my apology!

 

And somewhere, a butterfly flaps its wings.

 

And causes another typo.

 

This thread proves that Lorenz was correct! If he hadn't died, it wouldn't exist.

 

And there's a fifty percent chance of rain.

 

There's also a fifty percent chance that it won't rain.

Think about it.

 

Now some old dude dying has made my head hurt.