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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

'A' or 'An"

General rule is "an" before a vowel. So what would the usage be in the case of "FIR" which stands for "First Information Report" used in India. Would it be "a FIR" or "an FIR"
  

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It depends on how you say it. Do you pronounce it ' an eff-ei-ahr' or do you say ' a fir'?

— Mister Micawber

  • It depends on how you say it.
  • Do you pronounce it ' an eff-ei-ahr' or do you say ' a fir'?
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It depends on how you say it. Do you pronounce it 'an eff-ei-ahr' or do you say 'a fir'?
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If you pronounce it "FIR" (as one word, as in fir tree), then it is a FIR. If you pronounce each letter: eff, eye, are, then it is an FIR.
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would this be the general rule for all cases where the pronunciation is as above
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Anonymouswould this be the general rule for all cases where the pronunciation is as above
Yes.
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