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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Differnece between "a" and "an"

The question I have deals with this sentence:
" An historic district in Chicago...." or is it "A historic district in Chicago..." ? The {h} throws me off.
  

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" ? The {h} throws me off. Hi, For answer, please read this a historic, an historic <edited to fix link>

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  • The {h} throws me off.
  • Hi, For answer, please read this a historic, an historic <edited to fix link>
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AnonymousThe question I have deals with this sentence: " An historic district in Chicago...." or is it "A historic district in Chicago..." ? The {h} throws me off.
Hi,
For answer, please read this a historic, an historic

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AnonymousThe question I have deals with this sentence: " An historic district in Chicago...." or is it "A historic district in Chicago..." ? The {h} throws me off.
In the past, it as 'An historic' because, I believe, the 'h' was not pronounced. In modern English, it should be 'A historic'. The same applies to 'hotel'. Traditionally, 'an hotel', but nowadays it

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