# I pit DrDeth **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971 "2021-02-28T19:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 94
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/94 "2021-03-05T13:37:55Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > The use of “a” vs “an” has been explained to him many times, but once again, he knows best, and damned if he is going to be corrected by mere things like the conventions of the English language. So he writes jarringly like this all the time, quite deliberately. His idiocy was in full display in [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vs-an-before-an-initialism-e-g-sdmb-which-is-correct/928925) on the a/an issue. > [@"a" vs "an" before an initialism (e.g. SDMB). Which is correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vs-an-before-an-initialism-e-g-sdmb-which-is-correct/928925/18): > > It is hard to say it, easy to write it. It is a stupid vestige of English along with irregular plurals. We hafta let some of this outdated crap go. > [@](#): > > There _are_ **no**"rules’ in American English. The french have a national board which attempts to control grammar, etc. But the USA does not. Any “rule” is simply some persons opinion. Note that style guides often disagree. It shows his remarkable combination of ignorance and arrogance. He kept insisting that it was just an arbitrary rule, rather than a consequence of how people pronounce words. He also insists on spelling certain words phonetically rather than as they are usually spelled. There are no other posters who go to such a deliberate extent to prove they are idiots. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971)._