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| The word historic takes the indefinite article a/an depending upon its pronunciation. I personally use a historic because I believe an historic: 1. Is old fashioned and might sound a bit haughty because it reflects the French pronunciation. 2. But maybe there are other reasons such as emphasis or smoother pronunciation of the word in text. Ideas are welcome Last edited by Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim; 19-May-2007 at 19:05. |
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| You can add phonetic reasons: aspirated [h] and syllable stress. an historic historic, historical. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993 Content Frame "A historic" or "an historic"? English Grammar: ENGLISH GRAMMAR: TOP ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUESTIONS - ANSWER PAGE FOR Is it correct to use a and an interchangeably in the following sentence? That is a/an historic part of town. If not, which would be the correct determiner? |
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| I have actually never once encountered "an historic" in any context. This is news to me, but I'd still go for "a historic". Flows better. bianca Last edited by bianca; 20-May-2007 at 08:30. |
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| Quote: Last edited by Dr. Jamshid Ibrahim; 20-May-2007 at 09:54. |
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| I like the old-fashioned an 'istoric, but an historic drives me to distraction. |
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| This is a straight forward answer Richard. |
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