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Grammar

When to use "an" in front of an "H" and is "a" ever appropriate?

I was always taught that in front of vowels and an H, one always uses an and not a. Please let me know what the correct usage would be.
  

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I think you are generally correct, though it depends upon the sound of the "h". "An" doesn't always precede a vowel. See the article: "Articles: A versus An" below.

— MountainHiker

  • I think you are generally correct, though it depends upon the sound of the "h".
  • "An" doesn't always precede a vowel.
  • See the article: "Articles: A versus An" below.
  • I want a hot looking car.
  • correct.
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I think you are generally correct, though it depends upon the sound of the "h". "An" doesn't always precede a vowel. See the article: "Articles: A versus An" below.

I want a hot looking car. correct.

I want an hot looking car. Incorrect.

("hot looking" is slang for **** or attractive....eg She's a hot looking girl...key word is "hot" She's hot, m
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The only words that come to my mind right now in which initial "h" is silent are: heir, hour, honour, honest, and their derivatives. These words take "an" instead of "a".

Miriam
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