Originally Posted by
dminor
If you are saying it conversationally, it would be "an LBS" - - 'an' before the vowel-sound 'ell'; if you are writing it, technically, it would be "a LBS" because LBS is shorthand for the consonant-sound start of Local. But we all talk conversationally here anyway, so it doesn't matter really.
For the record.
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Your Editor
P.S. - - Why is it not incorrect to say/write "AN historic moment" even though the consonant 'h' is pronounced?
You beat me to the punch by 5 minutes. I lost valuable time in the middle of my reply by getting coffee.
It looks like we're best friends now.
You want to get together and read books about mountain biking? Or mountain bike over a buncha books?
P.S.S. - - Why is it correct to say/write "AN hour" even though the consonant "h" is pronounced?