tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post9030916371635083834..comments2023-11-05T04:36:14.223-08:00Comments on The Mess That Greenspan Made: A(n) historic dayTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16530974968126497397noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-75794732695218218062009-01-23T14:36:00.000-08:002009-01-23T14:36:00.000-08:00Watch it, 'enry, I still has me 'at-pin!Watch it, 'enry, I still has me 'at-pin!Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410040031410954403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-33798242193581071602009-01-20T11:57:00.000-08:002009-01-20T11:57:00.000-08:00"I think he's got it!" says Professor Henry Higgin..."I think he's got it!" says Professor Henry Higgins.jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155122147972263497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-78169317306297034492009-01-20T10:07:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:07:00.000-08:00I've looked at the links. It does depend on whethe...I've looked at the links. It does depend on whether you sound the H, and the way it is now is not necessarily the way it's always been. British history means that Englishmen leant towards Frenchified spellings and pronunciation, even of Latin words, hence "honour" and "favour" vs. the more Classical US "honor" and "favor". Milton's Samson Agonistes (1671) has the hero say "Thou knowst I am an Ebrew."Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410040031410954403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-88533464462411066512009-01-20T07:38:00.000-08:002009-01-20T07:38:00.000-08:00Oops, I didn't see your links. Sorry about the pe...Oops, I didn't see your links. Sorry about the pedantry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-81795540480240970822009-01-20T07:36:00.000-08:002009-01-20T07:36:00.000-08:00The reason for using "a" or "an" is to provide cle...The reason for using "a" or "an" is to provide clear separation between the article and the object. Usually, you use "an" before a word starting with a vowel. If you say "a apple", someone might not clearly hear the article, since it slurs with the first letter of the object.<BR/><BR/>Most people just make an iron clad rule that you use "an" ONLY before a word starting with a vowel. However, it is appropriate to use it when a word starts with a vowel-like sound, for example, "historic". If you say "a historic", the first part of "historic" is like a short i sound, so the vowels slur.<BR/><BR/>This is why it is appropriate to say "an historic" while also appropriate to say "a horn". It all depends on how much you emphasize the "h" sound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11719208.post-52588847709530920312009-01-20T07:02:00.000-08:002009-01-20T07:02:00.000-08:00it seems that the stock market is already looking ...it seems that the stock market is already looking past the events of the day.............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com