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I thought you just softly swallow the `h` when there is an `an` so it starts with a vowel sound. I can't think of any time I've ever heard or said "an hotel" a
by tingletech 5y ago
I thought you just softly swallow the `h` when there is an `an` so it starts with a vowel sound. I can't think of any time I've ever heard or said "an hotel" and it sounds very awkward to me, but herbaceous and historic can warble.
- analog31 5y agoBut they say "an historian."
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- jameshart 5y agowho is 'they'?
- analog31 5y agoWell... historians, mostly.
- IshKebab 5y agoPeople who erroneously say "an historic" and pronounce the h.
- jameshart 5y agoThat’s not an error. It can be an affectation, but in my native southern English middle class somewhat Radio 4 accent it’s perfectly reasonable to pronounce ‘an historic’ basically the same as ‘unhistoric’ - or equally to pronounce ‘a historic’ with a stressed a, basically the same as ‘ahistoric’. Pronouncing it with an unstressed schwa for ‘a’ then an unstressed ‘his’ sounds awkward to my ear. And I would never drop the ‘h’. That would sound common :)