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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Use of a and an before acronyms
Is there a right answer to this? Do you use 'a' or 'an' before an acronym when you are writing it down? Eg would you write 'I bought an XBox' or 'I bought a XBox'?
Hope you can help.
Louise
Hope you can help.
Louise
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Hi, Say 'an'. It's based on the initial sound, for both acronyms and non-acronyms. ( I thought Xbox was simply the product name, and not an acronym.
- Hi, Say 'an'.
- It's based on the initial sound, for both acronyms and non-acronyms.
- ( I thought Xbox was simply the product name, and not an acronym.
- ) Clive
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Hi,
Say 'an'.
It's based on the initial sound, for both acronyms and non-acronyms.
( I thought Xbox was simply the product name, and not an acronym. )
Clive
Say 'an'.
It's based on the initial sound, for both acronyms and non-acronyms.
( I thought Xbox was simply the product name, and not an acronym. )
Clive
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