'A Historic Speech' vs 'An Historic Speech'
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'A Historic Speech' vs 'An Historic Speech'
Sorry, completely random for a normal football forum, but this is Rage Online!
On the racist section of TiU there is a thread called "A Historic Speech". As there are some forum members on here very well versed in gramatical correctness, could someone point me out the correct version of the 2 options "A Historic Speech" and "An Historic Speech" please. Both are generally used, but which is correct? I would tend to use the second, which is why I queried it, but I have never claimed my English skills to be of a particularly high standard.
Cheers.
On the racist section of TiU there is a thread called "A Historic Speech". As there are some forum members on here very well versed in gramatical correctness, could someone point me out the correct version of the 2 options "A Historic Speech" and "An Historic Speech" please. Both are generally used, but which is correct? I would tend to use the second, which is why I queried it, but I have never claimed my English skills to be of a particularly high standard.
Cheers.
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But you do book an 'otel."Werthers Original" wrote:It's 'A Historic Speech'. You wouldn't say 'An horse' (well some of the TIU crowd probably would).
They've got a special racist section now??
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True, always 'A Horse'.
Instances of 'An Historic'
http://www.edinburgh.org/capital/
http://www.lamp.ac.uk/news/press_releas ... eated.html
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/ne ... /ALL/1737/
...there are loads of examples like this. Is it just mass ignorance then?
Instances of 'An Historic'
http://www.edinburgh.org/capital/
http://www.lamp.ac.uk/news/press_releas ... eated.html
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/NEWS/ne ... /ALL/1737/
...there are loads of examples like this. Is it just mass ignorance then?
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This suggests that both forms are correct...
http://www.betterwritingskills ... 05.html
...but it appears to be an Australian site, so what do they know!
http://www.betterwritingskills ... 05.html
...but it appears to be an Australian site, so what do they know!
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why not ask these lovely people?
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"(which is now often regarded as distinctly old-fashioned)""Matt D" wrote:why not ask these lovely people?
That's me that is.
Anyway, what would you do if you found this while you were proof reading boris?
If I found it while proof reading I'd probably leave it as it was printed. If I found it while copy editing I'd probably write it as "a historic speech" if it was a fairly informal piece, or "an historic speech" if it was a more formal work. However, I'd also check the text for consistency to decide whether the author preferred one form over the other.
I think there is a fair amount of debate in relation to this issue, but IÔÇÖm with the black guy.
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To me, both orally and aurally "an 'otel" works better than "a hotel" and "a[y] hotel" (ie with either a short or long 'a'). It is smoother in sound and rolls off the tongue easier - and could therefore reasonably be considered the antithesis of an ostentatious affectation. Unless merely thinking of such things is ostentatious....."Kernow Yellow" wrote:Preceding 'h' words with 'an' is just an ostentatious affectation in my opinion.
'An hotel'. Really, I ask you.