A User or An User?

[Bonnie Granat]

Sorry, Kevin, but you are wrong. See
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlawler/aue/a-an.html, for example. It may
not be the U.S. idiom, but it is far from incorrect.

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: McLauchlan, Kevin [mailto:Kevin.McLauchlan at safenet-inc.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 1:56 PM
> To: Bonnie Granat; techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
> Subject: RE: A User or An User?
> 
> 
> On Behalf Of Bonnie Granat
> > 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.
> 
> I dunno... I think you can actually get that fixed, nowadays. 
> Check with your insurer.
>