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English: A vs. An

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  1. mauvehaus · · focus · HN ↗
    Fun fact an adder (snake) was once a nadder, and an apron was on a napron. This fun fact brought to you by The History of English Podcast.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;historyofenglishpodcast.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;historyofenglishpodcast.com&#x2F;

    Happily sourced in Wikipedia so I don&#x27;t have to figure out which episode I learned that from:

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Adder" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Adder &lt;- see below the table in Taxonomy.

    1. amitp · · focus · HN ↗
      That is my favorite podcast of all time!
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