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Anonymous, 3 yr 310 days ago
Hotel - the h has always been stressed and is not a seilent h as in the examples you gave. You only use drop the H if you are French (in hotel).  You do not say I am getting on an 'orse, neither do you say, in English I am staying in an'otel.  This is bad English.  When were you told not to say hotel.  We are staying in a;  The hotel was closed;  This is a big hotel.  At no time is the h dropped.
Sam C  +  178573 Tue, 03 Jan 06 05:58 PM
 Anonymous wrote:
At no time is the h dropped.
you cant've stayed in many otels if you've never eard h-dropping.
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Anonymous, 2 yr 203 days ago
a hotel
Goodman  +  353528 Fri, 20 Apr 07 09:10 PM

Honestly, come to think of it,  I found myself using half the rule of “a” and half of “an”, just as Khoff described.  How strange!

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Anonymous, 1 yr 250 days ago
Hotel was originally a French word and the H is not pronouced "'otel" and therefore it is and should still be An hotel with a silent H.
MrPedantic  +  484695 Mon, 03 Mar 08 10:16 PM
Anonymous
“Hotel was originally a French word and the H is not pronouced "'otel" and therefore it is and should still be An hotel with a silent H.”


How do you pronounce "beef" and "mutton", Anon?

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Anonymous, 277 days ago
An Hotel is correct English because the 'h' is silent. However, modern usage accepts either an hotel or a hotel becuase the majority of people now pronounce hotel with the 'h'.
Anonymous, 193 days ago
'An Hotel' is the correct grammar, but in general usage in speech, most people say 'A hotel', pronouncing the 'h'
Clive  +  706773 Wed, 29 Apr 09 03:15 PM
Hi,

Why do you think that it's correct grammar?

 

Best wishes, Clive
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