Correct English: "An L.V." or "a L.V."? [duplicate]

Question

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Use of “a” versus “an”

I understand that "an" has to be used whenever the next word phonetically begins with a vowel. But in this case L.V. is an abbreviation.

Answer 1

You read "L.V." as "el vee", therefore you need to precede it with "an".

An el vee.