> A friend and I were recently discussing the "an/a rule". He had written a letter and used the phrase "...an historical website...". I told him it should have been "...a historical website...". The website he had written the letter too even complimented him on his use of "an historical".
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> The an/a rule, if I remember correctly, is purely phonetic. Use "a" for a consonant sound and "an" for a vowel sound. Therefore, it should be "a historical website". Right??
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> Kel"can't think of an quote"ly

Please... don't get me started on this one.

If I recall, I had a little argument in RinkChat with Sam and others about whether the letter H or the letter R should be vowels or not. After several days deliberation, I have come to the conclusion that it doesn't matter one iota wheter it is classed as a vowel or not.

Chr"i before e except after c - explain eiderdown then"ico