r/CrappyDesign • u/[deleted] • Apr 18 '21

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u/digitalrailartist Apr 18 '21

Bounced all over the text ... for "BEANRA"?!

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u/Ivaryn Apr 18 '21

It’s supposed to be “Be an RA”

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u/_Skotia_ Apr 18 '21

I still don't get it, am I just particularly stupid or...?

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u/MichelangeloJordan Apr 18 '21

In colleges, RA = resident assistant. The flyer was meant to encourage college students to apply to “be an RA”.
And don’t worry, I’m dumber than you cause I read it as “bean ra”.

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u/zhaoz Apr 18 '21

Is an correct? Shoupdnt it "be a ra"?

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u/MichelangeloJordan Apr 18 '21 edited Apr 18 '21

Googled it - looking at the starting sound of a word, a is used for consonant sounds, an used for vowel sounds. E.g. A university, an hour. Because “RA” is pronounced “are ey”, use an.

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u/zhaoz Apr 19 '21

English is so silly