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Old 01-19-2011, 08:04 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by getbak View Post
I would use "an SUV" but "a sport utility vehicle". So, go with the sound of the acronym.
Since this a grammar thread I'm going to point out that "SUV" isn't an acronym; it's an initialism. Acronyms are spoken as words (e.g. SCUBA), initialisms are spoken as letters (e.g. FBI).
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