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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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The use of A or AN
PLESE WHICH IS CORRECT 'A' HISTORY OR 'AN' HISTORY
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I'd write 'a history'. People used to put 'an' before some words starting with an 'h' because they were pronouned like that. So, 'an hotel' because the word was sometimes said like the French, like 'otel', so it needs the 'n' to prevent the vowels clashing.
- I'd write 'a history'.
- People used to put 'an' before some words starting with an 'h' because they were pronouned like that.
- So, 'an hotel' because the word was sometimes said like the French, like 'otel', so it needs the 'n' to prevent the vowels clashing.
- But people don't say it like this any more, and to write 'an history' looks old-fashioned to me.
- Some people may do it, but I think it must be very few.
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I'd write 'a history'. People used to put 'an' before some words starting with an 'h' because they were pronouned like that. So, 'an hotel' because the word was sometimes said like the French, like 'otel', so it needs the 'n' to prevent the vowels clashing.
But people don't say it like this any more, and to write 'an history' looks old-fashioned to me. Some people may do it, but I think
But people don't say it like this any more, and to write 'an history' looks old-fashioned to me. Some people may do it, but I think
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