r/confidentlyincorrect • u/TheGayestOfTheGays7 • 19d ago

Tik Tok A infinite glitch

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Red is a idiot

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u/Aeroshe 19d ago

The rule only doesn't appear to work in a written context when you're unsure how a word is pronounced since it's dependent on the pronunciation of the following word and not the spelling.

Examples:

A university (since university phonetically starts with a "yu" consonant sound).

An FBI agent (F phonetically starts with a vowel sound)

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u/Theblackjamesbrown 18d ago

The one that always gets me is the English rule being 'an hotel' because the English pronounce it 'an 'otel'. It's correct for most English accents.

I'm my accent we say 'Hotel' with a hard H sound so it should be 'a hotel'. Used to argue constantly with English teachers about it.

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u/AdrianW3 18d ago

The English do not pronounce it 'otel.

Some might drop the H but I'd say most don't.

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u/Theblackjamesbrown 18d ago edited 18d ago

So why is the rule 'an' ?

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u/AdrianW3 18d ago

That's because it's not a rule.

Some people say "An Hotel" and just as many (probably many more) say "A Hotel".