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Subject: A or An?
From: Jeff Hanvey <jewahe -at- yahoo -dot- com>
To: techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:02:44 -0700 (PDT)

I have a grammar question that has never been answered
satisfactorily:

Do you use a or an before an acronym that begins with
a consonant, such as

Fill out an FSA, or
Fill out a FSA.

The first seems correct to me, since "f" is spoken as
if it begins with a vowel.

What is standard?

Thanks!

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Jeff Hanvey
Memphis, TN

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