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Clyde Posted 19 years ago
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02br 02br 00For example,02br 02br 00an hour <our>02br 02br 00an herb <erb>0-

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0'h' is not pronounced.02br
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0Only in US English02br
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00In British English h is pronounced in both historical and herb (but not hour)02br
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10In the past, in BrE, 'an historical', 'an hotel'. But the modern version is 'a historical', 'a hotel'.0-
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because "ahistorical" means "not historical" and writing "a historical" may lead to confusion, especially while reading, whether what is meant is "something is historical" or "something is not historical"
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