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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A versus an

...is an historic site.

Is that correct?
  

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You won't find agreement. " If you pronounce the h like you do in hello, use a. If you don't pronounce the h as you do in hour, then use an.

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You won't find agreement.
I say "an 'istoric."
Others say "a historic."

If you pronounce the h like you do in hello, use a. If you don't pronounce the h as you do in hour, then use an.

Oddly, "history" always has the H pronounced.
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Grammar GeekYou won't find agreement.I say "an 'istoric."Others say "a historic." If you pronounce the h like you do in hello, use a. If you don't pronounce the h as you do in hour, then use an.Oddly, "history" always has the H pronounced.
I find nothing in your answer with which to disagree. You've summed it up perfectly.