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In writing, in front of the vowel sound of the first letter of the opposite can be the proper way?

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Topic courtesy of ballsonthewalls: What is the proper way, in writing, to precede an antonym whose first letter has a vowel sound?

For example.


If I were to say out loud “I’m going to a National Rifle Association meeting” that’s easy.


If I were to put that on a bumpersticker and abbreviate NRA, would I put “an NRA meeting” because N has a vowel sound beginning, or a NRA meeting” to be consistent with its long form?


Thanks

oh crap


I said antonym


wrong word

I meant abbreviation


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Answer by akhoney
I would put an.


Answer by Alisha H
Yes, you would treat it like a word that begins with a vowel because the “an” is just to make pronunciation easier.


“An NRA meeting”


“That word starts with an ‘s’.”


Answer by Mama Gretch
You meant acronym! (an abbreviation is Nat. for National)


It’s all about the sound. If a word sounds like it begins with a vowel, then you want to use “an.”


Answer by wat_more_can_i_say?
in this case it would be “an.” an NRA meeting.


reason? because “an” always comes before words that start with a vowel or words that sound like they start with a vowel. eg, an animal, an image, an hour, etc.


therefore, in your case the N is pronounced as “an” (for the letter “N”). correct? so now you’ld say an NRA meeting


understand?


Answer by Ghede
You use ‘an’

The use of ‘a’ and ‘an’ isn’t based on whether or not the first letter following it is a consonant, it’s based on whether or not the first sound made following it is a consonant.


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