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By Horatio Hellpop (Sat Oct 13, 2007 at 06:35:47 PM EST) (all tags)

"Strange Molecule Found in Venus' Atmosphere"

OMFG! IT'S A CARBON DIOXIDE ISOTOPE!
EVERYBODY PANIC!

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wacky by ucblockhead (4.00 / 1) #1 Sat Oct 13, 2007 at 06:51:12 PM EST

I wonder if the strange Venusian molecules have skimpy bikinis.
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Editorial Comment: by Horatio Hellpop (2.00 / 0) #2 Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 02:52:50 AM EST

Of course, that should be "an carbon dioxide isotope" or "an isotope of carbon dioxide."

Apologies to any English n00bs in the audience. Don't mean to lead you astray.

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Uh, no by fluffy (4.00 / 1) #3 Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 04:14:08 AM EST

The reason you use "an" instead of "a" preceding a vowel sound is so that you don't have a ridiculous-sounding construction like "a orange." It has nothing to do with what word is being modified by the article, and everything to do with which word immediately follows the article.
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You missed the by Horatio Hellpop (2.00 / 0) #4 Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 04:41:05 PM EST

or "an isotope of carbon dioxide" bit, didn't you?

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: I didn't miss that by fluffy (4.00 / 1) #5 Sun Oct 14, 2007 at 05:12:41 PM EST

I also didn't miss the "an carbon dioxide isotope" bit, which is what I was referring to.
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