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Generic American English pronounces the 'h' in hospital, hero, heroine, but not hour. Same is true for RP English. Therefore, for both accents/dialects, the c
by alistairSH 1y ago
Generic American English pronounces the 'h' in hospital, hero, heroine, but not hour.
Same is true for RP English.
Therefore, for both accents/dialects, the correct phrases are "a hotel", "a hero", "a heroine", and "an hour".
Cockney, West Country, and a few other English accents "h drop" and would use "an 'our", "an 'otel", etc.
- kevin_thibedeau 1y agoNow do historic. Suddenly all Brits turn into Cockney's.
- alistairSH 1y agoSure, and all Americans sound like they're from Ocracoke or Tangier.
- nailer 1y ago> RP English One might think RP English certainly doesn't determine correctness.