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English: A vs. An

365 points · 529 comments · azhenley

  1. kichimi · · focus · HN ↗
    I've spent some time thinking about this before, and it provides a clue about the writers accent. For example:

    "An 'H'", and "a 'H'" are both equally valid following this rule (by my interpretation), depending on how you pronounce the letter 'H'.

    1. nemonemo · · focus · HN ↗
      Maybe this could be used to track how some spoken language changes over time in a region or across regions.
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