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Gets your a's/an's correct. Originally from http://james.cridland.net/code/
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indefinite_article.php
<?
// Usage:
echo "I have ".return_indefinitearticle("apple")." apple, and ".return_indefinitearticle("slice of bread")." slice of bread.";
function return_indefinitearticle($thing) {
return (preg_match('/^[aeiou]|s\z/i', strtolower($thing))) ? "an" : "a";
}
?>
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