atw: Re: "An H" Verses "A H"
- From: <Alex.Noon@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:48:14 +1000
Nigel
Depends how Catholic you are - do you say "haitch" (originally the
Catholic version I believe) or "aitch" (C of E)? You would use "a" for
the former and "an" for the latter.
Chheers
Alex
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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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