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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:28:21 -0500
From: Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com>
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Subject: Re: Grammar question: Englisn and Python: qualified names
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On 2013-04-15 07:50, Chris Angelico wrote:
> Quirky question time!
> ... or possibly a collections.OrderedDict...
> ... or possibly an collections.OrderedDict...

If you're smart enough to elide the "collections [dot]" from your
pronunciation, you're smart enough to adjust the a/an accordingly.
Use the first one :-)

-tkc