No British accent says "historic" with a silent H. And Americans like silencing an H more than Brits (see: herb). But yes "an historic" is sometimes said, with a non-silent H. More about emphasis than accent I think
I think it is a holdover from when French was the language of the upper classes, with dropping the "h" being more associated with the Normans, and dropping the "g" being associated with the Plantagenets. Similar thing with northern dialects and accents picking up Norweigan - "gan yem" sounding like "ga hjem" (going home) etc
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u/browsib 19d ago
No British accent says "historic" with a silent H. And Americans like silencing an H more than Brits (see: herb). But yes "an historic" is sometimes said, with a non-silent H. More about emphasis than accent I think