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Re:
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:24 pm
by Kernow Yellow
"Dr Bob" wrote:"Kernow Yellow" wrote:Preceding 'h' words with 'an' is just an ostentatious affectation in my opinion.
'An hotel'. Really, I ask you.
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.....
Well then, either you're dropping your h's, or pretending to be French. I'd consider the latter an ostentatious affectation. The former is merely vulgar
Re:
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:37 pm
by Roo
"Kernow Yellow" wrote:"Dr Bob" wrote:"Kernow Yellow" wrote:Preceding 'h' words with 'an' is just an ostentatious affectation in my opinion.
'An hotel'. Really, I ask you.
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.....
Well then, either you're dropping your h's, or pretending to be French. I'd consider the latter an ostentatious affectation. The former is merely vulgar
I consider both to be vulgar!
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:00 pm
by Swissbloke
I hate having no football to discuss! or is that I 'ate.....
Re:
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:05 pm
by Dr Bob
"Kernow Yellow" wrote:"Dr Bob" wrote:"Kernow Yellow" wrote:Preceding 'h' words with 'an' is just an ostentatious affectation in my opinion.
'An hotel'. Really, I ask you.
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.....
Well then, either you're dropping your h's, or pretending to be French. I'd consider the latter an ostentatious affectation. The former is merely vulgar
Actually you are wrong on both counts, but there you go....
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:55 pm
by Snake
"A-Ro" wrote:"Kernow Yellow" wrote:Preceding 'h' words with 'an' is just an ostentatious affectation in my opinion.
'An hotel'. Really, I ask you.
Its "an 'otel"
Mr Roper has it exactly. You write it
unlike you speak it, and then it’s ok.
Plebs always drop the “H
Re: 'A Historic Speech' vs 'An Historic Speech'
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:44 pm
by Geoff
"SteMerritt" wrote: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.
I'd concentrate on your spelling if I were you.
