panosgr
Junior Member
- Joined
- Feb 9, 2009
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Greek
- Home Country
- Greece
- Current Location
- UK
Hello all,
I would like to ask, what is the appropriate use of a or an before an abbreviation.
For example, i would say "George provides a AAA service" and would use the preposition "a" instead of "an" although the abbreviation that follows (AAA) starts with a vowel (yes i know that the sound of it also matters).
Is this correct?
I sometimes, for a weird unconscious reason, take into consideration how the next word of the abbreviation starts, if the abbreviation characterizes the noun that follows. i don't know if this is correct though..
Can someone shed a light here?
thanks a lot!
I would like to ask, what is the appropriate use of a or an before an abbreviation.
For example, i would say "George provides a AAA service" and would use the preposition "a" instead of "an" although the abbreviation that follows (AAA) starts with a vowel (yes i know that the sound of it also matters).
Is this correct?
I sometimes, for a weird unconscious reason, take into consideration how the next word of the abbreviation starts, if the abbreviation characterizes the noun that follows. i don't know if this is correct though..
Can someone shed a light here?
thanks a lot!