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When I wrote "an MD " today -for some reason, I looked , and thought, MD starts with a consonant , but "a MD " sounded weird. Looked it up. Hit this cop out answer first. I went further. Three grammar sites confirmed " an " is correct. The rule is to use "a'" before words that start with a consonant sound and an before words that start with a vowel sound . MD starts with an 'em ' sound. An FBI agent - sound is 'eff'. So , average American, go with your gut. ESL - my sympathies.

Use "a" MD. Because you would write a Medical Doctor not an Medical Doctor. Regardless of how it sounds, use "a" with a consonant and "an" with a vowel. How things sound or how they are pronounced is subjective. The written word is not.

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