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Not a native speaker but I usually see it when using acronyms. Please someone clarify this :)
by boredemployee 4y ago
Not a native speaker but I usually see it when using acronyms. Please someone clarify this :)
- dwringer 4y agoAs the poster commented, it was a typo in this case and should have been "a". But, in general, we would use "an" preceding an acronym whenever the pronunciation of the acronym begins with a vowel sound. To use some broadcast networks as examples, you could say "A CBS production" [analogous to "a CGI"], but "An ABC production" or "An NBC production" (note NBC is pronounced starting with a vowel sound, at the start of "en").
- ajcp 4y agoYou use `an` in front of an acronym when the first letter of it has a vowel _sound_, even if the letter itself is not a vowel. Example: "A member of parliament talked to me." "An MP talked to me." Here when pronouncing the m in `MP` the vowel sound for e is made, as in 'em'.
- boredemployee 4y agothank you both!