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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Why FBI agent is accompanied by 'an' and not 'a'?
  

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Hi, The acronym FBI is pronounced like this: ef ( F ) bi? ( B ) a? ( I ).

  • Hi, The acronym FBI is pronounced like this: ef ( F ) bi?
  • ( B ) a?
  • ( I ).
  • n ef bi?
  • ) agent , not a FBI (?
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Hi,
The acronym FBI is pronounced like this: ef ( F ) bi? ( B ) a? ( I ). Since the letter F starts with a vowel sound,

we say an FBI (?n ef bi? a?) agent, not a FBI (? ef bi? a?) agent.

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