Heh, heh...but in Britain, at least, they sometimes say "an equipment", which strikes my Merkin ear as very odd.
--- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* The cities are for money but the high-up hills are purely for the soul. -from _Galloway_ by Louis L'Amour */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Gord Tomlin Sent: Tuesday, June 7, 2022 18:17 Whether it's right or wrong, it drives me nuts. Nobody says "a bash", "a PowerShell", "a Java", "a C++", etc. To be fair people did say "a CLIST", and when they replaced CLIST [programs] with Rexx [programs] it was probably logical to them to replace the word they used to describe them at the same time. A related pet peeve: "a software". Nobody but nobody says "a hardware". --- On 2022-06-07 17:58 PM, Phil Smith III wrote: > Rexx came to TSO and people there often say “A Rexx” ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
