--0__=uM2BNcSnlwCBoxpPAJgevlFbpFtfQGZpZCZHT22zXXyEBo8Q31RUiQCg Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Exactly... a lesson, an occasion, a meeting. "history" is simply modifying the following word, and normal grammar being applied to a/an and vowel/consonant.... now if you could find me some MAX537's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |--------+-----------------------> | | "M. Adam | | | Davis" | | | | | | | | | 01/10/01 | | | 05:31 PM | | | Please | | | respond to | | | pic | | | microcontroll| | | er discussion| | | list | | | | |--------+-----------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU | | cc: (bcc: Scott Touchton/US/UNIPHASE) | | Subject: Re: [OT]: "a/an" in English | >----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I wonder about this one. We would say, "I just finished a history lesson, it was an historic occasion. It was about a historic meeting between two people." I wonder if there are other H words which do weird things. It may be that historic lets the word after it choose the a/an... It could have something to do with being the subject/adjective, but neither of those fit up there. The last phrase could probably do as well with an an or an a. Several online english resources, but I haven't seen a mention of a/an anywhere... -Adam John Pfaff wrote: > > And it is also correct to refer to an historical event. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Bell" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 1:19 PM > Subject: Re: [OT]: "a/an" in English > > > Matt Bennett wrote: > > > > >"Alexandre Domingos F. Souza" wrote: > > > > >> in a 8052 (another good question: In english, when you use the "a" > > >>before a number as it were consonant, or "an" as if it were a vowel?) > > > > >Oh, and about the a/an thing- it all depends on what the initial *sound* > > >is- if it is a vowel sound like 8502- 'an' is more proper, but a > > >consonant *sound* like 7400 would take an 'a'. > > > > Yes, the fact that the word following the article is a number has no > > bearing. As in Matt's example, 8/eight takes 'an', and 7/seven takes 'a'. > > Where it gets less clear is in American vs. British English, and leading > > 'H' may get dropped. In American, we would usually say "a hat", rather > > than "an 'at"! > > > > Dave Bell > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? 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