An historic vs. A historic

[Sertile]

I'm under the impression that both are considered proper in American English, though "a historic" seems to be currently preferred, with "an historic" being more of an old-fashioned way of doing business.

I always say "an historic," since I don't tend to aspirate the "h" in "historic." The result sounds similar to "an 'istoric," which is more pleasing to the ear than "a 'istoric," since that would essentially be a vowel sound followed by another vowel sound. That's why we use "an heir" rather than "a heir" However, I understand that putting a harder "h" on "historic" tends to be the common pronunciation, as it results in a sound similar to "a house" or "a hat."

I believe President Bush uses "an historic," but he also mispronounces "nuclear," so I may not exactly be in good company. Which do you say?

[graffitifetish]

I'm guilty of mixing it up.

When writing, I will use "an historic," but when speaking, I alternate.

[BROUSER]

Strictly "a historic" for me.

[Hiccup]

an historic is ridiculous!

just like coopon

its Q-pon

gosh!

[Sertile]

I say "Q-pon," although I'm 99% certain that's incorrect. I used to always giggle when Vicki Lawrence would say "coopons" on Mama's Family.

[graffitifetish]

I say "coopon"... years of working in the shameful customer service center from hell made me search for any way I could feel superior to the morons I had to take calls from.

And yes, it really is "coopon" although most everyone says it "q-pon".

[redox]

Q-pon lol...prolly say caramel too.

[Sertile]

Well, it is spelled car-a-mel. There's three syllables there, not two.

[Hiccup]

i pronounce it "carmel"

and "pecons", not "peecans"

i dont care what the correct pronunciations are

in my little world, im always right

[ropingk]

that would be the world of FEMALES correct????

[Hiccup]

no, im right more often than most females too

[BROUSER]

Lady I work with is from Rhode Island. Her biggest pet peeve about the way we talk down here is when someone asks her if she has an "ink pen."

[Sertile]

Lady I work with is from Rhode Island. Her biggest pet peeve about the way we talk down here is when someone asks her if she has an "ink pen."

Well, that's just totally unreasonable. Sure, a pen is a pen when it's typed, but spoken aloud it could just as easily refer to a push pin, a needle, a corral, a feather, or any number of dissimilar objects.

[Hiccup]

okay, so you know how the word "pinch" is supposed to rhyme with "inch"

WR says "peench"

what a doofus

[GlassCurtain]

okay, so you know how the word "pinch" is supposed to rhyme with "inch"

WR says "peench"

what a doofus

ooohhhh I hate that. I work with a girl who says peench. everytime I hear it, it reminds me of a kid trying too hard to be "cute".

I hate it how people down here pronounce oil. normally "OY-L" but they pronounce it "O-L" also a lot of my friends in OK pronounce Folder as Foder...they leave the "L" out. You can't just opt to leave a letter out of a word, it's like fucking with the jenga tower of grammar.