RE: 2010 Book

[Chris <cjrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No it is A Historic

 

Chris

 

From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lea Murphy
Sent: 06 August 2010 04:44
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
Subject: Re: 2010 Book

 

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

On Aug 5, 2010, at 10:32 PM, Bob <w8imo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

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 ;-)