Why do we write 'He has an MA' and not ' a MA' even though MA does not begin with a vowel? Can anybody give me anymore examples like it? [duplicate]
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Do you use “a” or “an” before acronyms?
Why do we write 'He has an MA' and not ' a MA' even though MA does not begin with a vowel? Can anybody give me anymore examples like it?
Solution 1:
We write "an MA" rather than "a MA" because the choice of article is decided by pronunciation and "M" is pronounced with an initial vowel sound.
Other examples:
- an FTP transfer
- an HMRC office
- an L-plate
- an MOT test
- an NCP car-park
- an RAC van
- an SSD device
- an X-Ray image
- an MSc in Chemistry