grammar - Should I use 'a' or 'an' when the following word is within parentheses?
“a/an” preceding a parenthetical statement
I'm asking a question on Stack Overflow now, and I'm unsure about this:
I have an (Ruby on Rails site's) API which returns JSON data.
- 'API' starts with an 'A' so I should use 'an':
an API …
- 'Ruby' (within parentheses) starts with an 'R' so I should use 'a':
a (Ruby …
Must I use 'a' or 'an' in this case?
In other words, is the 'a' or 'an' only dependent on the following word not within parentheses?
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