That's how I always learned it, too.
Said quickly it sounds more like "anistoric" which is why you say an, not a.
Lea
all will be well
The lady next door was a High School English
Teacher and said "an historic...", pronouncing the 'h' was correct
but couldn't explain why. Then she moved
English is a fun language.
Bob
On 8/5/2010 11:03 PM, Stephen Ylvisaker wrote:
Do you pronounce the 'H' or not? If so, then 'an' is
incorrect; if not, then 'an' is correct.
How
about "an historic event"?
Just had to ask..... 8^)
Bob
On 8/5/2010 7:08 PM, Emily L. Ferguson wrote:
An is used before any word
which sounds like it begins with a vowel. An angel,
an encyclopedia, an hour.
A is used before all the others.
A word, a photo, a politican ;-)
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