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	Anonymous  #285495  Wed, 25 Oct 06 05:45 PM I am writing a SOP OR I am writing an SOP? I sent you an email. I had sent you an email. What's the difference between 'em? Thanks in advance.    Anonymous
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	Marius Hancu  #285501  Wed, 25 Oct 06 06:04 PM I sent you an email. Correct. Simple past. I had sent you an email. Past perfect. Correct, but used only rarely in standalone situations (you normally need an event which it precedes, thus more context)    Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,673)
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	Yoong Liat  #285513  Wed, 25 Oct 06 06:36 PM I am writing a SOP OR I am writing an SOP? I need to know how you say / pronounce 'SOP' before I can tell you whether to use 'a' or 'an'?    Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Singapore Veteran Member (6,015) Yoong Liat

	Yankee  #285514  Wed, 25 Oct 06 06:37 PM And... "I am writing an SOP."  is correct if the letters are pronounced individually. Use an before a word or abbreviation that begins with a vowel sound.  The letter S sounds like "es" as a single letter, therefore you would need to use an.    Yankee Joined on Sat, Apr 15 2006 Connecticut, USA Senior Member (4,157) Amy "You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." - Mark Twain
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	Anonymous  #285518  Wed, 25 Oct 06 06:46 PM SOP = Statement of Purpose    Anonymous

	Grammar Geek  #285522  Wed, 25 Oct 06 06:55 PM SOP is also Standard Operating Procedure. I personally have never heard it said as anything other than "ess oh pee," so it's an SOP.    Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Pennsylvania, USA Veteran Member (15,606) Barbara, who answers in American English.

	Yoong Liat  #285528  Wed, 25 Oct 06 07:17 PM  Anonymous wrote: SOP = Statement of Purpose Do you say "I'm writing a Statement of Purpose" or "I'm writing an SOP"?  (If the latter, 'an' should be used as 'S' in "SOP" is pronounced as 'es'.)    Yoong Liat