Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site dartvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!dartvax!johnc From: johnc@dartvax.UUCP (johnc) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: initial h's Message-ID: <722@dartvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Feb-84 23:35:15 EST Article-I.D.: dartvax.722 Posted: Tue Feb 14 23:35:15 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Feb-84 05:37:38 EST References: <5437@decwrl.UUCP>, <562@pyuxa.UUCP> Organization: Dartmouth College Lines: 11 > A historic. > An historic. I have heard it pronounced both ways. Personnally, I think it should be 'A historic' but the other way works just as well. The rule I grew up with said use an if the h is silent, but in 'popular' usage (meaning the way people say it in day-to- day talking) it could be said either way. just putting my two cents in, --johnc ...!decvax!dartvax!johnc