RE: a vs. an

[Aoidìn Scully <ascully -at- flexicom -dot- com>]

No, it's just wrong. USed by the same people who say '...between you and
I...'. ;)

-----Original Message-----
From: Kelly Parr [mailto:KParr -at- c-bridge -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 3:00 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: a vs. an


Can anyone tell me the grammatical rule for using:

"an historical moment."

I hear this a lot on public radio, etc., and I'm pretty sure it's wrong,
but
I'm having a debate with a colleague.

The typical rule is to use "a" before words beginning with a consonant
or
consonant sound (including "y" and "w" words) and "an" before words
beginning with a vowel or vowel sound.  So why "an historical moment"?
I'm
assuming it's pronounced "an 'istorical..."  Is this a British
convention
that we've taken into American usage?

TIA
Kelly
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Kelly Parr
Technical Writer
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kparr -at- c-bridge -dot- com



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