atw: Re: "An H" Verses "A H"

  • From: "Gillies, Sascha" <Sascha.Gillies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:46:22 +1000

Because some schools teach the pronouncation "aitch".
In written text it should be as you were taught.

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[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Nigel Dawes
Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2004 2:46 PM
To: Austechwriter (austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Subject: atw: "An H" Verses "A H"


Dear AuzTechies
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Can you please explain to me why I so often see "an" precede a word
beginning with H?
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When I went to school, only words commencing with a vowel were preceded =
by
"an".
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Has anyone else experienced this annoyance?
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Please enlighten me!
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Thanks and Regards
Nigel
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