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>unless you pronounce the word "istoric" Which we do (in Britain and the rest of the English speaking world outside North America), so "an historic" it is. e.
by fnord123 9y ago
>unless you pronounce the word "istoric"
Which we do (in Britain and the rest of the English speaking world outside North America), so "an historic" it is.
e.g. from BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p055vr37 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p055vr37
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- msla 9y agoJust keep in mind the fact that English is a polycentric language means your customs are no more or less correct than any other.
- craigds 9y agoIn NZ we definitely pronounce it "historic". But that doesn't stop the news anchors from saying "an historic". It sounds ridiculous
- robotmay 9y agoI'm British and I have never personally pronounced it "istoric", and to my knowledge I have never heard anyone pronounce it like that either. Is it a regional thing? I can only recall it being pronounced like that in US TV shows with comedy fake English accents. "An hour" on the other hand makes more sense, as that is truly a soft H.
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