Why do we use an before MP?

To be exact: MP does not “begin” with a vowel. It begins with a consonant (M is a consonant). But it’s the pronunciation that rules. The letter M is pronounced “EM) so that’s why “an” is used).

Do we use an with MP?

Yes, we say “an MP” because the abbreviation MP (it is an abbreviation, not a word) begins with a vowel sound, when spoken.

Why we use an before MLA?

‘A’ is used with the words which begin with a consonant sound. ‘An’ is used with the words which begin with a vowel sound. The word ‘M.L.A’ begins with a consonant letter but the sound is a vowel. Therefore, the article ‘an’ will be used before ‘M.L.A.’

Do you say a MP or an MP?

Moderator. An MP. The first letter of a word after an indefinite article is not what we consider, it’s the sound. When you say M aloud, it sounds like “em”.

Who is known as MLA?

Those elected or appointed to a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) are referred to as Members of the Legislative Assembly or MLAs. Each legislative constituency of the State or UT is represented by only one MLA.

Is it a year or an year?

The word year when pronounced starts with a phonetic sound of e which is a vowel sound making it eligible for being preceded by an. Yet, we tend to write a year.

Why do we say an mp3 player?

When we pronounce the letter ‘M’ as in mp3(as empee3) we first pronounce the letter ‘E’ , which is a vowel and we always use ‘an’ and not ‘a’ before pronouncing a vowel. Hence, we use ‘an’ before pronouncing the letter ‘M’ coz of that ‘e’ sound in the beginning.

Is father a dash MP?

Answer: His father is an M.P.

What is English MP?

MP is an abbreviation for ‘Member of Parliament’.

Who is called MP?

A Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of the Indian people in the Lok Sabha; the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of parliament of Lok Sabha are chosen by direct elections on the basis of the adult suffrage.

How many MP are there in India?

543 members are directly elected by citizens of India on the basis of universal adult franchise representing Parliamentary constituencies across the country.

What is the correct way to pronounce MLA?

The acronym MLA when pronounced starts with the sound of ‘e’ so it should be written ‘an MLA’ But when expanded MLA stands for member of legislative assembly and hence we should write ‘a member… assembly’ When we pronounce these words the M sounds like ‘em’. This sound starts with an e sound.

What is the difference between an MLA and an MP?

MLA is the elected member of the legislative assembly, who represent people of the specified constituency. MP is the nominated member of either of the two houses of Parliament, who work on behalf of the constituency, state or union territory he/she is representing. MLA’s are elected by the voters of a constituency.

How are MLA elected in India?

MLA’s are elected by the voters of a constituency. MP of Lok Sabha are directly chosen by the public, but MP of Rajya Sabha are indirectly chosen by the members of Legislative Assembly. Assembly Constituency. Parliamentary Constituency.

Why do we use “an” in MLA instead of “AR-Ay-EFF”?

Because MLA is pronounced “em-el-lay”. Because of the leading vowel sound, we use the article “an”. Another case is RAF (Royal Air Force). We are very tempted to pronounce it “raff”, when the proper pronunciation is “ar-ay-eff”. Again, leading vowel sound.