grammar in views

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Published on 2010-05-23T21:02:16Z Indexed on 2010/05/23 21:51 UTC
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I'm displaying a string like "I'm an Actor" or "I'm a skateboarder" and need to use a or an correctly.

Is there a nifty rails view helper to see if a word starts with a vowel?

<p>I'm an <%= @user.skills %></p>

<p>I'm a <%= @user.skills %></p>

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