Glizdka
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- Apr 13, 2019
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- Polish
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How do you choose between a and an when it comes to acronyms, initials, and individual letters?
I usually treat them phonetically. If they begin with a vowel sound, I choose an, based on how they are pronounced, so:
I got an A on my final exam.
He's a UE citizen.
It's an R.L. Stine novel.
However, I sometimes come across examples in which the author uses a where I would use an. Here's one from Market Leader Advanced by Pearson Longman, adapted from an article originally published in The Daily Telegraph:
Walton admits that none of these roles generates a substantive salary on its own—a FTSE 250 company might pay about £30,000 a year to a non-executive board member—but when combined, her directorships provide a good income.
What do you make of this?
I usually treat them phonetically. If they begin with a vowel sound, I choose an, based on how they are pronounced, so:
I got an A on my final exam.
He's a UE citizen.
It's an R.L. Stine novel.
However, I sometimes come across examples in which the author uses a where I would use an. Here's one from Market Leader Advanced by Pearson Longman, adapted from an article originally published in The Daily Telegraph:
Walton admits that none of these roles generates a substantive salary on its own—a FTSE 250 company might pay about £30,000 a year to a non-executive board member—but when combined, her directorships provide a good income.
What do you make of this?
