BlackJAC? Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I say "an hour" but the wife says "a hour" I say I'm right and she's wrong! Her reasoning is 'an' before a vowel and all that pish and that you wouldn't say "an holiday". I agree with the holiday part, but saying "a hour" sounds wrong, completely wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercrutch Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 An. FACT. Birds are wrong. FACT. Get her pumped. FACT. Attach a pic. FACT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambopompey Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 there is a few words where i do say an when it is not followed by a vowel, im the same as you 'an hour' there is a few others, i play an online game where i do have to mail folk and i see myself correcting myself by taking the n away a few times, as some in the game are not english speakers as first language. but i say you are right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1874 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 is it not cause the "h" on hour is silent like "our" and o is a vowel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 is it not cause the "h" on hour is silent like "our" and o is a vowel? do you wash yourself with an towel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1874 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 do you wash yourself with an towel? but the t isnt silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 but the t isnt silent. and your not an unwashed hobo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 is it not cause the "h" on hour is silent like "our" and o is a vowel? Other than 'a hour' sounding wrong, i would say that's the reason 'an' is more appropriate when used with 'hour' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Definitely 'an' for hour. But what about hotel? Both a and an don't sound great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 come on now, let's not behave like hobos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 You are correct. It is "an hour." A or An. Use an in place of a when it precedes a vowel sound, not just a vowel. That means it's "an honor" (the h is silent), but "a UFO" (because it's pronounced yoo eff oh). Most of the confusion with a or an arises from acronyms and other abbreviations: some people think it's wrong to use an in front of an abbreviation like "MRI" because "an" can only go before vowels. Not so: the sound, not the letter, is what matters. Because you pronounce it "em ar eye," it's "an MRI." One tricky case comes up from time to time: is it "a historic occasion" or "an historic occasion"? Some speakers favor the latter — more British than American speakers, but you'll find them in both places — using an on longish words (three or more syllables) beginning with h, where the first syllable isn't accented. They'd say, for instance, "a h?story textbook" (accent on the first syllable) but "an hist?ric event." (Likewise "a h?bit" but "an hab?tual offender," "a h?pothetical question" but "an hyp?thesis.") Still, most guides prefer a before any h that's sounded: "a historic occasion," "a hysterical joke," "a habitual offender" — but "an honor" and "an hour" because those h's aren't sounded. [Entry revised 21 April 2006; revised again 10 December 2006.] http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/a.html i think you win "a" pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1874 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Other than 'a hour' sounding wrong, i would say that's the reason 'an' is more appropriate when used with 'hour' thanks, could you explain that to flux capacitator, he dosen't seem to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 and your not an unwashed hobo... and you're not an unwashed hobo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 All this because she's meeting one of her friends up town in a hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Definitely 'an' for hour. But what about hotel? Both a and an don't sound great. I would go with 'a'. I'll be staying in an hotel just doesn't sound correct at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercrutch Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 All this because she's meeting one of her friends up town in a hour. Aye sure then. We all know what happens when birds say that Does her friend look like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1874 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I would go with 'a'. I'll be staying in an hotel just doesn't sound correct at all. i think it depends on the word because h isnt silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig R Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I say "an hour" but the wife says "a hour" I say I'm right and she's wrong! Her reasoning is 'an' before a vowel and all that pish and that you wouldn't say "an holiday". I agree with the holiday part, but saying "a hour" sounds wrong, completely wrong. You are 100% correct. She is wrong. As stated already, the 'h' in hour is silent, and any word that starts with what sounds like a vowel should be preceeded by 'an' rather than 'a'. Another example would be "he was an honest bloke". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 Aye sure then. We all know what happens when birds say that Does her friend look like this. If that's her friend, then he's welcome to babysit the bairn tomorrow whilst I go out with: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 i think it depends on the word because h isnt silent. Unless you're a cockney. Saying that the 't' is silent as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portobellojambo1 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I say "an hour" but the wife says "a hour" I say I'm right and she's wrong! Her reasoning is 'an' before a vowel and all that pish and that you wouldn't say "an holiday". I agree with the holiday part, but saying "a hour" sounds wrong, completely wrong. There are exceptions to every rule. your wife is right in as much as you should use "a" where the following word commences with a consonant, however in cases where that consonant is silent, as in hour (which when spoken sounds like our) you use "an". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1874 Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Unless you're a cockney. Saying that the 't' is silent as well. the t in what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Right, we're all agreed then. It's "a Hobo", not "an Hobo". END OFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 If anyone says "I'll be back in a hour", then they will surely sound like a typical retarded hobo! FACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercrutch Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 If that's her friend, then he's welcome to babysit the bairn tomorrow whilst I go out with: I think that would only be fair. This requires a lot of gratuitous pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 An hour A hoor See? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Grimes Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 amazed this thread was even required. your missus is illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 She's good in bed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Grimes Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 i hardly thinks that makes up for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownkg Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 do you wash yourself with an towel?A towel is for drying yourself with flannel is what the wife is giving you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Your bird is a *****. FACT EDIT: ***** rhymes with drongo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercrutch Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Your bird is a *****. FACT EDIT: ***** rhymes with drongo His bird is the Congo.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 His bird is the Congo.......... She may well be a congo. Get her pumped though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppercrutch Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 She may well be a congo. Get her pumped though. The bird in post #25 is the only bird I will be pumping.... Ok. Never going to happen. Still - she is filth. I love her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJGJ Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 If you can last an hour or a hour then well done and congratulations -- after all that effort she shouldn't be picking you up on your English though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Its "an oor" in ma hoose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Not as dirty as this though: http://img237.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=33955_article-1067213-02E26D9500000578-865_468x991_122_92lo.jpg http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=92888_eh16105_122_945lo.jpg Don't seem to be loading. Edit: here's the links instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seats Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 axe her if she is a black american. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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