r/confidentlyincorrect 19d ago

Tik Tok A infinite glitch

Red is a idiot

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u/djddanman 19d ago

And then you have "an historic" which is just weird both in writing and verbally.

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u/EdsonR13 19d ago

Who says historic with a silent h? Is this one of those British things?

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u/boo_jum 19d ago

It’s actually considered grammatically correct in English to use “an” when the following word starts with a vocalised H and has the emphasis on the second syllable.

Eg, an harmonica, an historic event, an hypothesis

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u/Not_The_Truthiest 18d ago

I don't think that's correct.

Do you get an haircut, or turn an handle to open a door?

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u/boo_jum 18d ago

Haircut and handle both have emphasis on the first syllable

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u/Not_The_Truthiest 18d ago

Do you have one single credible source for this rule?