Difference between revisions of "Special:Badtitle/NS105:Salt"
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@Pink Floyd: I'm not going to revert it since I'm not quite that petty, but note that the H in herb is silent only in some dialects. And also that it's perfectly valid English to say "a historic event", the an in that case is an anachronism. The more you know! | @Pink Floyd: I'm not going to revert it since I'm not quite that petty, but note that the H in herb is silent only in some dialects. And also that it's perfectly valid English to say "a historic event", the an in that case is an anachronism. The more you know! | ||
--[[User:Robert|Robert]] 03:55, 29 December 2008 (CST) | --[[User:Robert|Robert]] 03:55, 29 December 2008 (CST) | ||
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| + | The general rule with the usage of 'a' vs 'an' depends on the first actual sound (or phonetic) of said word, not the written form. ''Historic'' starts with the ''h'' sound, so ''a historic''. ''Honorable'' starts with the ''o'' sound, so ''an honorable''. ''One-track'' starts with the ''w'' sound, so ''a one-track''. | ||
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| + | That said, problems do arise with pronounciation in different areas, or dialects, such as American English and British English. ''Herb'' is pronounced “erb” in American English and “herb” in British English. | ||
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| + | When this is a problem, use the form used by the majority of readers. Course the usage of any language changes overtime. It keeps the dictionary manufacturers in business. >.< --[[User:Klaa|Klaa]] 21:44, 31 December 2008 (CST) | ||
Latest revision as of 04:44, 1 January 2009
I've added what information was given to me in JK chat, hopefully it's accurate. If theres any other known uses I hope it will be added. --PinkFloyd 04:04, 16 June 2007 (CDT)
Is there any known use for Salt that someone can update the page? --PinkFloyd 03:51, 16 June 2007 (CDT)
@Pink Floyd: I'm not going to revert it since I'm not quite that petty, but note that the H in herb is silent only in some dialects. And also that it's perfectly valid English to say "a historic event", the an in that case is an anachronism. The more you know!
--Robert 03:55, 29 December 2008 (CST)
The general rule with the usage of 'a' vs 'an' depends on the first actual sound (or phonetic) of said word, not the written form. Historic starts with the h sound, so a historic. Honorable starts with the o sound, so an honorable. One-track starts with the w sound, so a one-track.
That said, problems do arise with pronounciation in different areas, or dialects, such as American English and British English. Herb is pronounced “erb” in American English and “herb” in British English.
When this is a problem, use the form used by the majority of readers. Course the usage of any language changes overtime. It keeps the dictionary manufacturers in business. >.< --Klaa 21:44, 31 December 2008 (CST)
