"a historic" or "an historic"

There's no pause when I say it. 'ayhistoric.'

By that definition, it would be 'an home run' because people would just say 'an 'ome run.' Which they don't.

The way people start home is how I start historic. With an 'h' sound.

 

Why would historic be any different than history?

Did you take an history test in high school or a history test?

 

Exactly. I don't get how anyone says 'istoric. I sure as hell don't. Enunciate, people.

 

Pretty good explanation here:

http://www.theslot.com/a-an.html

 

I have no intention of working for anyone who said "An." C'mon people, we're supposed to be AP Style whizzes here!

 

My vote:



AYYYYYYYY!

 

I wish more people would recognize that that's true of just about every style and grammar debate. A lot of people seem to insist that the a stylebook is etched in stone at some point and can't possibly be debatable. Language always evolves, but at a slow enough rate that it appears static during a single lifetime.

 

I was going to stay out of this feud. The rule, over the last couple of decades, is "a." That's if you're a hard-and-fast grammarian.

But the above statements are completely jejune.
Those statements discount the roots and the culture of people, and, shall I say, ignores history.

Latin influenced languages traditionally do not enunciate the "h." Spanish, Italian and to a large degree French, omit the "h" in enunciation. Does that make them wrong? Or ignorant? Or just influenced by peers or regionality?
It's an example of colloquialisms creeping in and out of traditional language rules.

 

i was so waiting for this

 

JeJune Cleaver sez "an."