A User or An User?

Bonnie Granat bgranat at granatedit.com
Wed May 28 22:49:59 MDT 2008


I actually say, "It was n'istoric occasion," and "n'historical novel,"
Kevin. That's what "an historic occasion" and "an historical novel" sound
like. <g> There isn't a thing wrong with it, as long as the "h" is not
aspirated.

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com
 

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> .com] On Behalf Of McLauchlan, Kevin
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:28 PM
> To: Lauren; Will Husa; techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
> Subject: RE: A User or An User?
> 
> Lauren rightly demanded:
>  
> > "An oo-sir"?  Have your client present any support for that 
> absurdity.
> Is
> > English your client's first language?  How does your client 
> pronounce 
> > "user"?
> 
> Has anyone ever heard a Brit refer to a "Nistory" book? Or a 
> "n'istorical occasion"?  Oi vey!
> And one presumes that English IS their first language...    :-)
> 
> Kevin
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