i can see why he thinks it starts with a vowel. :p
ah, crap. I forgot about that.
I still blame the american media. Idiots saying 'an history.' I want to punch them in the face.
Lira
Not everyone pronounces the initial "h", and it's 'orrid that some people 'astily think something as 'armless as this must be corrected :p
By the way, this news made me a sad panda: [British surgeon among 10 medics executed in Afghanistan]. She was going to fly back to England that day to marry her boyfriend... I imagine how terrible her last moments must've been for her - to have a whole life slowly building up in front of you and then know it's never going to happen :(
Halcyon+On+On
I read about that, too. Absolutely awful.
shaw
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Originally posted by Lira
Not everyone pronounces the initial "h", and it's 'orrid that some people 'astily think something as 'armless as this must be corrected :p
I wouldn't be surprised if came about due to English misuse/accent (much the same as 'to of' rather than 'to have'), but it's since trickled down to the pseudo-intellectual crowd of those with no justification for it, other than the appeal of another 'obscure' bit of knowledge that they feel entitles them to some sort of superiority. Irony at its best.
No, I don't think I'm reading too much into it.
Lira
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Originally posted by shaw
I wouldn't be surprised if came about due to English misuse/accent (much the same as 'to of' rather than 'to have')
Actually, it's quite common in human languages for the "h" to be dropped. As a matter of fact, the language Noikee and I speak (Portuguese) did that a long time ago. The h's in all words, such as "history", "hour", "human" and "humid" are silent.
By the way, since I nerded this thread back after that depressing news, here's something that made me lol:
It's a bit weird to post a joke after posting that but I reckon life must go on...
shaw
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Originally posted by Lira
Actually, it's quite common in human languages for the "h" to be dropped. As a matter of fact, the language Noikee and I speak (Portuguese) did that a long time ago. The h's in all words, such as "history", "hour", "human" and "humid" are silent.
I'm aware of that part (I do speak some spanish and don't ask 'a que whore-a?'). I was referring, specifically, to the misuse of a/an in english, which seems to be a recent and growing phenomenon among 'native speakers' (if they can be referred to as such).
Rose
I'm surrounded by sluts.
Lira
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Originally posted by shaw
I'm aware of that part (I do speak some spanish and don't ask 'a que whore-a?'). I was referring, specifically, to the misuse of a/an in english, which seems to be a recent and growing phenomenon among 'native speakers' (if they can be referred to as such).
Don't worry, "an" used to be all over the place until long ago, and "a" only came afterwards. Perhaps you haven't been around for long and you can't compare the previous generations with the rules you learnt at school, so that's why it probably sounds weirder now than ever before :)
shaw
I learned more about grammar from my dad than I ever did from school. It would have to be going back quite a long time. This seems to be something that's only been popping up in the last 6 or 7 years, though.
Lira
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Originally posted by shaw
I learned more about grammar from my dad than I ever did from school. It would have to be going back quite a long time. This seems to be something that's only been popping up in the last 6 or 7 years, though.
Hmm... I'll look into it. If I ever come up with an explanation for that, I'll keep you posted :)
