Is it "a Ubuntu" or "an Ubuntu"?

Asked Jul 20 '19 at 14:15

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Silly question, let me know if this should be on Meta, but should you say "a Ubuntu (computer, LiveUSB, etc.)," pronouncing Ubuntu as "You-boon-too", or should you say "an Ubuntu (computer, LiveUSB, etc.)," pronouncing Ubuntu as "Oo-boon-too"?

Note: I just tagged it as 19.04 because no tags fit.

asked Jul 20 '19 at 14:15

tl;dr for the duplicate: "an Ubuntu" – wjandrea Jul 20 '19 at 14:24
Ubuntu begins with a consonant sound, so we use 'a' before it not an. – C.S.Cameron Jul 20 '19 at 17:28
@Community: The op is asking about whether to use "a" or "an", not about Ubuntu's pronunciation. – C.S.Cameron Jul 20 '19 at 17:30
@C.S.Cameron Community is a non-person moderator. In this case it looks like OP flagged and closed their own question. – wjandrea Jul 20 '19 at 18:02
@C.S.Cameron The official pronunciation of "Ubuntu" does not begin with a consonant sound. Please read the duplicate. Though I realize /jubʌntu/ is a common pronunciation, it's unofficial and arguably incorrect. – wjandrea Jul 20 '19 at 18:05
Ah, I see, an Uber cab is correct, a Uber cab is not. – C.S.Cameron Jul 20 '19 at 23:39
@wjandrea I don't know how Community closed it. I didn't flag it. – Jul 20 '19 at 23:50
@ScoopGracie Maybe you got a notification asking if the other question was the same as yours, and you clicked Yes? – wjandrea Jul 21 '19 at 00:06
@wjandrea Yes, I did. How did Community know to notify me? – Jul 23 '19 at 14:34
@ScoopGracie Ah, so someone else flagged your question as a duplicate and you accepted it. That would do it. – wjandrea Jul 23 '19 at 14:35

Is it "a Ubuntu" or "an Ubuntu"?

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