Re: what is it?
From Michael Schierl <sch...@gmx.de>
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· 14 Oct 2001 18:35 · View full thread
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ppu...@damthatspam.chello.nl (Peter Punk) wrote: > AFAIC the decision to use "a" or "an" is based solely on the pronounciation of > the word (i consider acronyms and abbreviations to be words too) and not on the > way it is written. So to me the sentences "an RTF file" or "an SLB connector" or > "an MBR virus" are correct. What about "FAQ list"? Is it "a FAQ List" as you pronounce it like fact, but w/o the t, or is it "an 'Eff Ay Queue' List", if you spell the acronym (sorry for the 'queue', i did not see any other way to write that letter...)? TIA, Michael
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