If I start a/an RIP thread...

[zeke12]

Will it get any replies?

Edward Lorenz author of the famous paper "Predictability: Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wings in Brazil Set off a Tornado in Texas?" is dead at 90.

Let the chaos ensue.

 

[forever_town]

Re: If I start an RIP thread...

Never heard of Lorenz or his paper, but RIP nonetheless.

 

[PeteyPirate]

Re: If I start an RIP thread...

Heaven needed the inspiration for a terrible movie starring Ashton Kutcher.

 

[Grimace]

Re: If I start an RIP thread...

Shouldn't it be "a RIP thread", not "an RIP thread." I'll rip you for your bad grammar.

 

[zeke12]

Re: If I start an RIP thread...

For anyone interested, here's the wiki-version of chaos theory.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory

 

[Diabeetus]

Re: If I start a RIP thread...

Shouldn't it be "a RIP thread", not "an RIP thread." I'll rip you for your bad grammar.

No. It's an. He had it right.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Re: If I start a RIP thread...

Must have been a helluva butterfly, all's I can say.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Still dead

 

[Grimace]

Shouldn't it be "a RIP thread", not "an RIP thread." I'll rip you for your bad grammar.

No. It's an. He had it right.

Really? It just reads weird. But, I'll take your word for it. I was wrong and I'm sorry.

 

[zeke12]

I can't claim to have a full grasp on chaos theory, but the guy did do a vital public service: He proved what your grandfather already knew, namely, that the guy on TV trying to predict the weather is utterly and completely full of ****.

 

[Ace]

This thread gave me gas.

 

[slappy4428]

This thread gave me gas.

I blame soccer

 

[zeke12]

This thread gave me gas.

I blame soccer

Edward would have wanted it that way.

 

[forever_town]

Shouldn't it be "a RIP thread", not "an RIP thread." I'll rip you for your bad grammar.

No. It's an. He had it right.

Really? It just reads weird. But, I'll take your word for it. I was wrong and I'm sorry.

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.

 

[Ace]

Shouldn't it be "a RIP thread", not "an RIP thread." I'll rip you for your bad grammar.

No. It's an. He had it right.

Really? It just reads weird. But, I'll take your word for it. I was wrong and I'm sorry.

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."

 

[poindexter]

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

 

[jakewriter82]

Shouldn't it be "a RIP thread", not "an RIP thread." I'll rip you for your bad grammar.

No. It's an. He had it right.

Really? It just reads weird. But, I'll take your word for it. I was wrong and I'm sorry.

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."

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 bull**** explanation.

 

[Grimace]

Shouldn't it be "a RIP thread", not "an RIP thread." I'll rip you for your bad grammar.

No. It's an. He had it right.

Really? It just reads weird. But, I'll take your word for it. I was wrong and I'm sorry.

So I was right? I rescind my apology!

 

[zeke12]

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

And somewhere, a butterfly flaps its wings.

 

[Ace]

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

And somewhere, a butterfly flaps its wings.

And causes another typo.