Originally Posted by
mzeffex
This has been annoying me a lot lately. Is it "an LBS" or "a LBS"? I don't know if its supposed to be "a local bike store" or literally, "an el bee ess"
It would be "a LBS" as in "a local bike shop" instead of "an local bike shop" which when said, sounds off.
The basic rule for "a" or "an" use is, use "a" in front of anything that starts with a consonant "That's a banana." or "That's a bike."
Use "an" in front of any word that starts with a vowel. "That's an apple." or "That's an omaplata, *you bad ass!"
If you were too switch the rule around...
a apple
a omaplata
an banana
an bike
You can probably "hear" how it sounds funny, and that's why.
* mtnbiker66 I'm just joking. Breaking stones.