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I'm new to this list, so hope I'm not breaking protocol if I piggyback on this
question. Do you use 'a' or 'an' before unique? "A unique ..." sounds right to
me, but "an unique..." seems technically correct.
Sandra McKenzie
sandra_mckenzie -at- telus -dot- net
Jeff Hanvey wrote:
> 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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