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08/09/2000 12:50 PM
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stranger
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Could anyone explain why "an" is used with "historic". I understand the rule of "a" when the word begins with a vowel, and "an" when beginning with a consonant, exception being "an" for words with a silent "h" (i.e. hour). I cannot find anyone who can explain this reasonably.
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enthusiast
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genbot
i've heard that when the stress is on the second syllable of an "h" word, a becomes an, as in "historic".
but, like "whom", most people don't bother these days.
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Welcome, genbot!
The 'an historic' question came up in an older thread titled
Need Help w/ trivia question, under Q&A. Look for the posts
from around June 21st. Hope these shed some light, she said
brightly.
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> Hope these shed some light, she said brightly.
Tom Swift, you let Jackie go this instant, he said momentarily.
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>>Tom Swift, you let Jackie go this instant, he said momentarily.
"In just a minute", he responded instantaneously.
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>Tom Swift, you let Jackie go this instant, he said momentarily.
"An," he said histrionically.
TEd
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