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Hello! I am proofreading a technical manual at the moment and have come upon a puzzling quandary. What is the correct usage of "a" and "an" when they proceed abbreviations? Here is my statement...
"Submit a SSN only for sole proprietorships that have not been issued a FEIN."
Should "a" and "an" be used as the abbreviation is spelled out while reading or as the whole term is spoken while reading? My grammar checker in Word 2002 does not care either way.
Thanks for your insightful replies!
"Submit a SSN only for sole proprietorships that have not been issued a FEIN."
Should "a" and "an" be used as the abbreviation is spelled out while reading or as the whole term is spoken while reading? My grammar checker in Word 2002 does not care either way.
Thanks for your insightful replies!