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While running a grammar check, it pointed out the following sentence:
"...10 business days after receipt of a RMA number."
and suggested that I write this as "an RMA".
I understand that if a word begins with a vowel... but I don't think it
does. However, for the sake of curiosity, I decided to do a Google search
for ["a RMA" or "an RMA"].What I found was absolutely no consistency. Even
within a single document, both "a" and "an" were used. :-O
I am inclined to consistently use "a RMA", throughout my document.
Can anyone offer some advice?
Thanks
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*Shawn Connelly*
Technical writer
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