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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·1 day ago An hour Note, this can differ by region. For example, “an historic …” is common in the UK, whereas it would be “a historic …” in the US due to accent differences.
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 day agoThat’s because the h is silent at the beginning of a word in the UK. An 'istoric A Historic makes sense if you pronounce the hard H
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-224 hours agoYup, it’s just not so obvious when reading text if you’re not familiar w/ the accent.
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoStreuth (struth? 'struth? No idea how to actually write that expression)
minus-squareBeej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day ago“He is an halibut.” --Monty Python 😁
Note, this can differ by region. For example, “an historic …” is common in the UK, whereas it would be “a historic …” in the US due to accent differences.
That’s because the h is silent at the beginning of a word in the UK.
An 'istoric
A Historic makes sense if you pronounce the hard H
Yup, it’s just not so obvious when reading text if you’re not familiar w/ the accent.
Streuth (struth? 'struth? No idea how to actually write that expression)
“He is an halibut.” --Monty Python 😁