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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 days 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-27 days 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-27 days agoYup, it’s just not so obvious when reading text if you’re not familiar w/ the accent.
minus-squareJarix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoStreuth (struth? 'struth? No idea how to actually write that expression)
minus-squareBeej Jorgensen@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days 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 😁