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Pedantry would also require that you drop the "the." It's not the TLA, or the IBM or the GE.
by dfc 9y ago
Pedantry would also require that you drop the "the." It's not the TLA, or the IBM or the GE.
- ams6110 9y agoIt is "the" Central Intelligence Agency though. I think "the" is appropriate in this case.
- jsmthrowaway 9y agoThey prefer “CIA” without an article, oddly enough. At CIA, CIA concludes, etc. When speaking with other Washington types the A is often dropped, too. “(So and so) at CI” is something one hears a lot.