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Guest Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Use of a or an

Is it "a" or "an" before "historical"?
  

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'A historical' would be the correct way to say it. Some people don't pronounce the 'h' at the beginning of historical and use 'an' instead of 'a' before it. But I think that's a bit old-fashioned.

  • 'A historical' would be the correct way to say it.
  • Some people don't pronounce the 'h' at the beginning of historical and use 'an' instead of 'a' before it.
  • But I think that's a bit old-fashioned.
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'A historical' would be the correct way to say it. Some people don't pronounce the 'h' at the beginning of historical and use 'an' instead of 'a' before it. But I think that's a bit old-fashioned.
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A historical is used frequently.
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Use "a" if the next word begins with a consonant, and "an" if the next word begins with a vowel. A tiger, an angel, a book, etc. A historical character.
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Compare "history" to "hour." You would say "an hour" because you don't hear the "h" in that word. Try these: ____unusual movie; ____usual routine.
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GuestUse "a" if the next word begins with a consonant, and "an" if the next word begins with a vowel. A tiger, an angel, a book, etc. A historical character.
This is not completely correct.

The indefinite article a is used when the following word starts with a consonant sound

The indefinite article an is us

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