Hello, Vladimir, this combination has not yet been codified in major pronunciation dictionaries, perhaps due to the narrowness of its use outside technical areas; therefore, we should resort to analogy. Thus, acronyms of a similar type

Using “a” and “an” Before Words Raphael asks: When should I use “a” and when should I use “an” before the different words? For example, should I say “a hour” or “an hour?” I stumble over this everytime and dont’t know if I’m getting it right, as

No man its only 'taken for a vowel' when it starts with a vowel in pronunciation (when read abc-style). So 'p' is pronounced as 'pee' (consonant), 's' is 'ess' (vowel), 'k' is 'kay' and

Hi, can you tell me exact pronunciation of computer term BIOS (basic input / output system) I've found pronunciation for bios , but think that abbreviations may be pronounced another way Thanks in advance Sincerely: Elnur (from Azerbaijan)

Xuehua: Welcome to the forum! If you have Collins Dictionary, this will be explained in the first few pages. There should be a section titled "how to use the dictionary" or something like that. This section will describe all the

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the norm is to say "an historic" and "an hour." In other words, the basis for the usage of "a" or "an" is on the phonetic sound of the word, not its actual spelling. So...

Welcome to EF. You can ask grammatical questions on this forum. There are several other forums for discussions, problems in pronunciation etc. You could start by learning that all words which are names of languages are capitalized in E nglish:

When you encounter abbreviations such as MD (Maryland) or DE (Delaware) you should pronounce the entire word. Same with pp. for page or pages.  However, when you encounter initialisms; abbreviations  consisting of the first letter or letters of

2a. There are two s's in the sentence. ( The modern tendency is to add -s to pluralise a word. However, the -'s is still common. I would write s's because ss looks odd.) 2b. There are two PSs in the meeting. ( I think either PSs or

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