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Old 05-Jul-2007, 13:17
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Pls could u tell me which one is correct.

a hotel

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Hello Unreg,

In ordinary British English, both are correct. Most people say "a hotel"; but "an" is acceptable (though less common) before an unaccented syllable that begins with a voiced H.

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a hotel - if I say it as hotel

an hotel - if I say it as otel


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(Interestingly, many people say "an" even though they sound the H, in "hotel" and other words that begin with an H on an unaccented syllable.)
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