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Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by StavrosK on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @11:17AM (#6995342)
"An hashing algorithm"? That struck me as odd, is this valid in any accent other than Cockney?

EDIT: Oh, he's a fellow Greek. That explains that.

Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by aris_ada on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @12:42PM (#6995624)
Fixed. Sorry, French is my first language and I do my best in English, but I learn every day :)
Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by StavrosK on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @01:06PM (#6995726)
No problem man, I was just wondering.
Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by X-Istence on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @11:56AM (#6995469)
"an hashing algorithm" is also valid as a way to say "one hashing algorithm".

I find myself adding a "n" to "a" quite a bit since a lot of times it seems to flow better than using "a".

Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by StavrosK on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @12:10PM (#6995514)
Only if you don't pronounce the "h", which is pretty nonstandard.
Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by DougBTX on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @12:37PM (#6995602)
"An" can also be used if the first letter is an h and the first syllable is unstressed (an historical event is the example on the Wikipedia page), but, I'm pretty sure the h in hashing is in a stressed syllable, so that doesn't count either.
Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by asveikau on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @12:32PM (#6995587)
Reminds me of some native English speakers who say "an historic ..." Pretty common even in accents that won't drop the H. Seems like that word is an outlier though.
Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by StavrosK on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @12:36PM (#6995596)
That's true, but the "h" there is followed by an "i", which sounds more natural. Omitting it in "ha" sounds odder, but it looks like it's just a typo.
Re:Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept by badman_ting on Wednesday January 01, 2014 @12:23PM (#6995542)
Thanks for posting!