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[woman]

hi everybody

which is correct?
a hybrid approach or an hybrid approach

thanks for help

 

[emsr2d2]

hi everybody

which is correct?
a hybrid approach or an hybrid approach

thanks for help

We have an aspirated "h" in English, so it's "a hybrid". I think there are some people who still stick to "an hotel" because "hotel" came from the French, where the "h" isn't pronounced, but these days "a hotel" is the accepted form.

 

[Nightmare85]

**Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.**

Although I could simply answer the question, I will only give you one piece of advice:
Use an only if the following word begins with a spoken vowel.

How do you spell the word hybrid?
How do you spell the word honor?

Cheers!

 

[emsr2d2]

**Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.**

Althought I could simply answer the question, I will only give you one piece of advice:
Use an only if the following word begins with a spoken vowel.

How do you spell the word hybrid?
How you you spell the word honor?

Cheers!

True, but the "h" at the beginning of honour isn't pronounced, so it's "an honour", but "a hybrid".

 

[Nightmare85]

True, but the "h" at the beginning of honour isn't pronounced, so it's "an honour", but "a hybrid".

I wanted to know if woman is aware of this rule
But thanks anyway.

Cheers!

 

[emsr2d2]

I wanted to know if woman is aware of this rule
But thanks anyway.

Cheers!

Ah, sorry! What confused me was that you asked her "How do you SPELL.....hybrid and honor?" not "How do you SAY them?" :-D

 

[Nightmare85]

I see.
Maybe I should have written "pronounce" or just "say".

Cheers!

 

[woman]

We have an aspirated "h" in English, so it's "a hybrid". I think there are some people who still stick to "an hotel" because "hotel" came from the French, where the "h" isn't pronounced, but these days "a hotel" is the accepted form.

thanks a lot
i get it :up:

 

[woman]

I wanted to know if woman is aware of this rule
But thanks anyway.

Cheers!

i know that the 'h' of honor isn't pronounced .. i heard it at the movies ;-) .. but i wasn't sure about hybrid

thank you Nightmare85 :up: