• Feathercrown@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It’s always fun to get a glimpse into how other people pronounce things with their usage of A vs AN. My favorite example is people who say “an historic”.

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      1 day ago

      This I at least can comprehend, as H is silent in some languages

      I sometimes see it with words I can’t even start guessing, can’t remember which, but I think last time it was something starting with M or N after ‘an’

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      2 days ago

      If you go by the Greek origin of the word (ιστορία), that’s more correct. Correcter, if you will.