Purpose: Determines the appropriate English indefinite article ("a" or "an") to use before a given word or phrase based on phonetic rules.

Syntax

ARTICLEFOR(word)

Arguments:

  • word: The word or phrase for which you want to determine the correct indefinite article. This should be a string value.

Returns: A string value, either "a" or "an", depending on the given word or phrase.

Example Uses of ARTICLEFOR() in legal documents

  1. Intellectual Property Clause:

    When referring to an unspecified piece of intellectual property:

    The Licensor grants the Licensee the right to use ARTICLEFOR([Intellectual Property]) [Intellectual Property].

    If [Intellectual Property] was "application", the output would be:

    The Licensor grants the Licensee the right to use an application.

  2. Liability Statement:

    For a section detailing potential liabilities:

    The Provider shall not be held responsible for ARTICLEFOR([Incident]) [Incident] resulting from use of the services.

    If [Incident] was "accident", the document would read:

    The Provider shall not be held responsible for an accident resulting from use of the services.

  3. Indemnification Clause:

    When crafting a section detailing the causes for indemnification:

    The Party agrees to indemnify the Other Party against all losses arising out of ARTICLEFOR([Cause of Loss]) [Cause of Loss].

    If [Cause of Loss] was "loss of power", it would be rendered as:

    The Party agrees to indemnify the Other Party against all losses arising out of a loss of power.