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I do say "an 'istoric" because for me the h is silent. Wow, that's interesting. Merriam Webster doesn't give that pronunciation, so it is probably really regional. I tend to use "an" instead of "a" in
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Hi all! I've been giving English conversation lessons to a theology professor for about a year now. He's getting on in the years - a couple years from retirement - and his primary goal has been just to get his spoken English going a little
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. Hello Mathew, and welcome to English Forums. The 2 pronunciations of 'the ' are not grammar rules, but physical effects of the smooth flow of sounds between words-- they are more like laws of physics. Native speakers (lucky us!) do not
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It is all about pronunciation; you must have been taught incorrectly in the '50s. Let's look at a primary source for what's right or wrong in English. Quoting from the OED: "There is still some divergence of opinion over the form
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I have a little pronunciation problem: Some times I hear in sentences that the indefinite article " a " is pronounced / / and other times / ej / e.g. " a man who is sick can't work" What is the proper, correct or educated pronunciation of the
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Personally, the pronunciation strikes me as an affectation, even
though you will occasionally hear the news announcers on television
using it. Very grating on the nerves!
CJ
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for a pretty exhaustive explanation : http://books.google.com/books?id=7iocw3kK9BIC&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=pronunciation+%22indefinite+article+a%22&source=web&ots=3SLECX41vh&sig=AqJxfi4Lf4VgfCf4VPAobN-SBIk#PPR17,M1
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I have an answer based on personal preference.
Never use the pronunciation as in "base" -- the 'strong' form!
To me it sounds like a second-grader who is just learning how to read.
Nevertheless, you will sometimes hear the news on
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Hi,
I am having a debate with co-workers regarding which indefinite article to use preceding Hispanic. We agree the article a precedes words beginning with a consonant, the article an precedes words beginning with vowels. We also know an
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Interesting.
I agree completely with MrP on the use of the indefinite article with aspirated 'h' ( a hat ) vs unaspirated 'h' ( an honor ).
However, I was ignorant of the social stigma attached to one or the other in marginal cases like
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