Is it a "historic" event or a "historical" event?

[techs]

Just curious as to which is correct or if there is a difference.

 

[dug777]

http://www.answers.com/historic

SAGE NOTE Historic and historical have different usages, though their senses overlap. Historic refers to what is important in history: the historic first voyage to the moon. It is also used of what is famous or interesting because of its association with persons or events in history: a historic house. Historical refers to whatever existed in the past, whether regarded as important or not: a minor historical character. Historical also refers to anything concerned with history or the study of the past: a historical novel; historical discoveries. While these distinctions are useful, these words are often used interchangeably, as in historic times or historical times.

 

[techs]

Thanks

 

[geno]

It's actually "historific"

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: techs
Just curious as to which is correct or if there is a difference.

XYZ is a historic event of historical significance.

 

[BassBomb]

hysterectemy?

 

[BillGates]

an historic

 

[SMOGZINN]

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

I have to side with BillGates on this one.

 

[Cattlegod]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

I have to side with BillGates on this one.

I have to side with SMOGZINN on this one.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

I have to side with BillGates on this one.

Depends on if you have a Cockney accent or are Arcadio. If you are either of these things, you'd say "an 'istoric." If not, you'd say "a historic."

EDIT: Think about it... do you say "an hospital," "an horrible," or "an heroic"? No, unless you have a Cockney accent. Or if your name is Arcadio.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

I have to side with BillGates on this one.

Depends on if you have a Cockney accent or are Arcadio. If you are either of these things, you'd say "an 'istoric." If not, you'd say "a historic."

Right, AN is used anytime the first sound of a word is a vowel, so if you pronounce the H in historic you would write a A instead of an AN.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

I have to side with BillGates on this one.

Depends on if you have a Cockney accent or are Arcadio. If you are either of these things, you'd say "an 'istoric." If not, you'd say "a historic."

EDIT: Think about it... do you say "an hospital," "an horrible," or "an heroic"? No, unless you have a Cockney accent. Or if your name is Arcadio.

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[jlee]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

I have to side with BillGates on this one.

"There's an hallway down there.."



Uh, no.

 

[AstroManLuca]

An hero.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: JLee

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Originally posted by: BillGates
an historic

No, it is a historic. The H is not silent.

I have to side with BillGates on this one.

"There's an hallway down there.."



Uh, no.

Of course not, that's just silly. Then you would obviously say "a hallway"

 

[Crusty]

Neither... it's AN historic.

 

[SunnyD]

Hysteric.

 

[vi edit]

I've always assumed that "historic" was a precident or a "first" of sorts.

Historical was in reference to a period of time in the past.

So...pretty much dug777 defined.

 

[darkxshade]

Neither, we use "epic" now

 

[SMOGZINN]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
Neither, we use "epic" now

An epic

 

[nutxo]

hysterical

 

[WA261]

"Travesty" would be more appropriate w/ the situation today.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: WA261
"Travesty" would be more appropriate w/ the situation today.

No, it wouldn't. Maybe if Bush were up there again it would qualify.

 

[Crusty]

Originally posted by: WA261
"Travesty" would be more appropriate w/ the situation today.

How is that so?