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Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:33:00 +1000
Subject: Re: Grammar question: Englisn and Python: qualified names
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 10:28 PM, Tim Chase
<python.list@tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> 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 :-)

I like that reasoning. :) Thanks, all!

ChrisA