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Old 05-Oct-2005, 15:26   #1
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Damn, ever since the reviews went up the boards have gotten quiet...I can almost FEEL the quiet intensity of people reading all the reviews!!!!

I love release days, I really do.
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 15:41   #2
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Damn, ever since the reviews went up the boards have gotten quiet...I can almost FEEL the quiet intensity of people reading all the reviews!!!!

I love release days, I really do.
If you read one review, you have red them all. R5xx is nice, but i do not think it was worth the wait.
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 16:14   #3
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 16:17   #4
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What's a R520?
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 17:14   #5
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What's a R520?
"An R520"
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 17:16   #6
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"An R520"
No, "a" R520. You're mixing up a written vowel with a word which phonetically sounds like it starts with a vowel, but doesn't. It's "an" if the word starts with a vowel - "R" isn't one, even though it's pronounced "arrh".

Sorry to be a spelling fascist, but you started it first.
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 17:26   #7
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"An R520"
Well i say it like a cat purring... RRRR520... Sounds like RRRROAAAARRRR520.

So for me it's "a R520". Kinda scottish sounding.
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 17:38   #8
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No, "a" R520. You're mixing up a written vowel with a word which phonetically sounds like it starts with a vowel, but doesn't. It's "an" if the word starts with a vowel - "R" isn't one, even though it's pronounced "arrh".

Sorry to be a spelling fascist, but you started it first.
The rule-o-thumb I was taught is that if it sounds like a vowel you use "an" instead of "a", and I'm sticking to it as it just seems weird otherwise.
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 17:43   #9
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The rule-o-thumb I was taught is that if it sounds like a vowel you use "an" instead of "a", and I'm sticking to it as it just seems weird otherwise.
Ahh yes, a common mistake when writing. <puffs pipe, straightens lapels of red velvet smoking jacket>
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 17:55   #10
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Ahh yes, a common mistake when writing. <puffs pipe, straightens lapels of red velvet smoking jacket>
Yay, verily. <puffs bat, straightens colar on his "geek" t-shirt>
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 21:06   #11
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Oh, so it's finally been released, huh? I didn't know, I've been lost reading gosh-darned wikipedia all day!
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Old 05-Oct-2005, 23:04   #12
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i just wanna see R480 prices go down.... no way i can afford highest end cards....
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