Ulyaoth
Emperor
an hour.
Looks like we have birthdays on the same day.![]()
"An historian"? Do you have any idea how weird that sounds? No friggin' way.An is correct. Something about a soft 'h' versus a hard 'h' (I'm no linguist, I don't know the terms). Like 'an historian' being correct, but it's 'a history.'
Oh god, people like that deserve far more than to be shot. I vote they be beheaded, crucified, and put on public display.People who say stuff like "an history of Alexander the Great" should be shot. Though I agree with the usage of "an hour".
It's the correct terminology, so far as I know (every English teacher I had in school talking here, I asked this question every year). Just because you think it sounds weird, doesn't mean it's wrong."An historian"? Do you have any idea how weird that sounds? No friggin' way.
I wonder if Australiafags pronounce the H in historian.It's the correct terminology, so far as I know (every English teacher I had in school talking here, I asked this question every year). Just because you think it sounds weird, doesn't mean it's wrong.
Historian sounds like a soft 'h' to me. It sounds just as weird to say 'a historian' to me as it sounds to say 'an history.'Historian is a hard h though, so should be a.
Please, it's Austrofags. That used to mean Austrians, but they just became Eurofags upon entering the EU.I wonder if Australiafags pronounce the H in historian.
We also say 'an historically.'You say 'istorian but you don't say 'istory? That's just crass inconsistency.
You're turning adverbs into nouns now too? THIS IS MADNESSWe also say 'an historically.'
I meant with something tacked on to the end, obviously. 'An historically accurate claim,' for example.You're turning adverbs into nouns now too? THIS IS MADNESS
Yeah, but I hear people pronounce the word as 'ay' on occasion. I'm sure you have too.Ay is the letter, uh is the word.
Yeah, but I hear people pronounce the word as 'ay' on occasion. I'm sure you have too.
You say 'istorian but you don't say 'istory? That's just crass inconsistency.