Is the UK going crazy? - Page 2

**Hugh** · 29-03-2012, 19:49

The accepted usage (with a few exceptions) is "an" when followed by a word starting with a vowel sound, "a" when followed by a word starting with a consonant sound.

The exception is if the aspirant is silent, as in heir or honour - so in the your specific case, a hole.

Gary L · 29-03-2012, 20:04

Thanks for that. what about when you say I'll be the there in a hour. should it be I'll be there in an hour or should you try and say it I'll be there in a hour.

and then I'll be there in an hour in an helicopter with an hole in a bucket that you wanted to do the Jack, Jill and an hill thing again?

**Hugh** · 29-03-2012, 20:14

An hour (aspirant not pronounced)
A helicopter (aspirant pronounced)
A hole (aspirant pronounced)
A hill (aspirant pronounced)

'ope this 'elps...

martyh · 29-03-2012, 20:21

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Originally Posted by Hugh

a hole...

now ,now Hugh no need for insults

Gary L · 29-03-2012, 20:45

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Originally Posted by martyh

now ,now Hugh no need for insults

Now, now Hugh, no need for insults.

Arthurgray50@blu · 29-03-2012, 21:12

I was mad before Dave got in, Now he's in the UK has gone mad, wake me up when Dave's gone.

**Hugh** · 29-03-2012, 21:18

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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

I was mad before Dave got in, Now he's in the UK has gone mad, wake me up when Dave's gone.

QFT...

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Originally Posted by Gary L

Now, now Hugh, no need for insults.

A need for the correct usage of the indefinite single countable article, though.....

**Damien** · 29-03-2012, 21:20

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Originally Posted by Hugh

A need for the correct usage of the indefinite single countable article, though.....

Talking of 'correct usage' of things I only found out today that [sic] is meant to mean 'that's how it actually was/appeared/etc'. I always thought it was meant to be used when you were truncating a quote to highlight that you had done so..

Gary L · 29-03-2012, 21:24

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Originally Posted by Hugh

A need for the correct usage of the indefinite single countable article, though.....

Yeh, I was just telling him all that in a PM

**Hugh** · 29-03-2012, 22:35

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Originally Posted by Damien

Talking of 'correct usage' of things I only found out today that [sic] is meant to mean 'that's how it actually was/appeared/etc'. I always thought it was meant to be used when you were truncating a quote to highlight that you had done so..

Yup - usually used when you are quoting something, to show the mis-spelling was from the originator, not the quoter....

djfunkdup · 29-03-2012, 22:41

It's not the country. It's just Gary.

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Easy poll that one

Gary L · 30-03-2012, 11:23

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Originally Posted by djfunkdup

It's not the country. It's just Gary.

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Easy poll that one

Well, mother's not too happy.

danielf · 30-03-2012, 11:38

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Yup - usually used when you are quoting something, to show the mis-spelling was from the originator, not the quoter....

And for good comic effect usually.