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Is it "a LLM" or "an LLM"? More generally, do you choose the article as if the first letter of the initialism were pronounced or as if the first word of the in
by MathMonkeyMan 14d ago
Is it "a LLM" or "an LLM"?
More generally, do you choose the article as if the first letter of the initialism were pronounced or as if the first word of the initialism were pronounced? Does it differ with acronyms? Does it differ between the UK and America?
- mholt 14d agoan, because the spoken sound of "LLM" starts with a vowel, "el". So, pronunciation of first letter of initialism, when you're spelling the initialism. I think.
- crossroadsguy 14d agoan LLM, an MP, an FBI agent, a CIA agent, a NASA engineer, an NSA mechanic, an 8 year old car, a 10 year old dog, et cetera – it's the sound of how you said those letters, always the sound.
- MathMonkeyMan 14d agoAlso [a history vs. an history][1]. [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/1ssrby/an_history_vs_a_history/ https://www.reddit.com/r/grammar/comments/1ssrby/an_history_...