atw: Re: "An H" Verses "A H"
- From: Kirsty.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxx
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:50:27 +1000
Nigel,
Depends on how the word is pronounced by the author. If they say, for
example, "'istory" rather than "history", they should put "an" in front of
it. Words like honour have a silent h, or a spelled but unpronounced h, so
they should have "an" before them.
We might have learnt the rule at school that words that start with a vowel
take an and words that start with a consonant take a. But you need to
apply this from a phonetic point of view, not a spelling point of view.
Hope this helps,
KT
Kirsty Taylor
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atw: "An H" Verses "A H"
Dear AuzTechies
Can you please explain to me why I so often see "an" precede a word
beginning with H?
When I went to school, only words commencing with a vowel were preceded by
"an".
Has anyone else experienced this annoyance?
Please enlighten me!
Thanks and Regards
Nigel
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