Mark, are you an Englishman? I've noticed they tend to be a little
sensitive about these matters, at least with written language.
mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I got English teachers all bent out of shape with these discussions
with a simple question. What difference does it make as long as the
message from the sender was clearly understood by the receiver of the
message?? The point of this whole exercise is communication not
rules. That's why terms are come to be "accepted" because the message
is clear and understood by everyone. A historic, An historic how can
you get the overall context of the meaning mixed up???
I wish I had a nickel for every time someone told me don't say
"ain't", but its in the dictionary now.
It becomes far more of a problem when slang is involved. The meaning
there can be very very different and the message isn't communicated.
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Subject: RE: 2010 Book
From: Chris <cjrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:cjrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Fri, August 06, 2010 5:35 am
To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students
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No it is A *H*istoric
Chris
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[mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Lea Murphy
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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
<mailto: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 ;-)
