Vindication From a Formally Reliable Source!

[Perknose]

From something I somehow got subscribed to called "Word Genius" comes the following clarification. Hey, it's got "genius" right in the title, so you know they're correct!

5 Obscure Grammar Rules You Didn’t Know Existed

A and An

The articles "a" and "an" are used based on vowel sounds, not the actual vowels used. The phrase “an hour” is grammatically correct while “a hour” is not.

^^^ Pinheads have arisen en masse of late and tried to proclaim otherwise. Pinheads they are, and pinheads they shall remain!

 

[Iron Woode]

cool, but shouldn't most educated people already know these things?

 

[sdifox]

In an hour? I can't wait an hour. I have a major infestation!

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[Perknose]

cool, but shouldn't most educated people already know these things?

Re: The proper use of 'a' and 'an." Many putatively "educated" adults stridently hold forth otherwise.

They are wrong. I pity the fools.

 

[sandorski]

A How'er!

 

[lxskllr]

You can tell when it sounds wrong. "A hour" sounds like you're having a seizure.

 

[Doom Monger]

cool, but shouldn't most educated people already know these things?

Yes. And the people who don't already know it won't bother to learn, so I'm puzzled as to who the article is supposed to teach.

I'd be happy if people could learn the different usages of to/too/two, there/their/they're and your/you're, but that's not going to happen in my lifetime. Can we start small and agree to beat to death anyone that thinks adding an apostrophe s to a word pluralizes it? Those people's need to have their head's removed from their butt's.

 

[Iron Woode]

Re: The proper use of 'a' and 'an." Many putatively "educated" adults stridently hold forth otherwise.

They are wrong. I pity the fools.

 

[Captante]

You can tell when it sounds wrong. "A hour" sounds like you're having a seizure.

How about "i ax him in a hour?"

Sounds like a threat to me!

 

[IronWing]

 

[Roger Wilco]

“An history book” vs “a history book.”

Round one.

Fight!

 

[sdifox]

“An history book” vs “a history book.”

Round one.

Fight!

Obviously it is "It's eh history book."

 

[WelshBloke]

“An history book” vs “a history book.”

Round one.

Fight!

An 'istory book.

In the same way its an 'otel not a hotel.

I take no responsibility for anyone using that grammar in a non verbal situation!

 

[IronWing]

An 'istory book.

In the same way its an 'otel not a hotel.

I take no responsibility for anyone using that grammar in a non verbal situation!

What if the ho has an o?

 

[WelshBloke]

What if the ho has an o?

In my experience ladies of the night have little use for gardening equipment!

 

[Captante]

“An history book” vs “a history book.”

Round one.

Fight!

"An hero" vs "A hero"

Round 2

Fight!

 

[dullard]

“An history book” vs “a history book.”

Round one.

Fight!

Is there any debate about this one? Who, on either side, would say "an history book"? It doesn't start with a vowel sound, so of course it is "a history book".

 

[Captante]

An 'istory book

Is that like the new Apple story book or something?

 

[WelshBloke]

Is there any debate about this one? Who, on either side, would say "an history book"? It doesn't start with a vowel sound, so of course it is "a history book".

You're one of those weirdos that says "a hotel" as well aren't you?

 

[Captante]

So close yet so VERY different!


An hero (Urban Dictionary)

 

[highland145]

What if the ho has an o?

Half price.

 

[nakedfrog]

Yes. And the people who don't already know it won't bother to learn, so I'm puzzled as to who the article is supposed to teach.

I'd be happy if people could learn the different usages of to/too/two, there/their/they're and your/you're, but that's not going to happen in my lifetime. Can we start small and agree to beat to death anyone that thinks adding an apostrophe s to a word pluralizes it? Those people's need to have their head's removed from their butt's.

I have a co-worker who will invariably use an incorrect form of there/their/they're regardless of the situation. You'd think through chance he'd get it right once in a while, but at this point I figure maybe he managed to memorize them incorrectly.

 

[WelshBloke]

I have a co-worker who will invariably use an incorrect form of there/their/they're regardless of the situation. You'd think through chance he'd get it right once in a while, but at this point I figure maybe he managed to memorize them incorrectly.

Tell him that "thier'er" is the correct form but no one uses it properly!

 

[Doom Monger]

I have a co-worker who will invariably use an incorrect form of there/their/they're regardless of the situation. You'd think through chance he'd get it right once in a while, but at this point I figure maybe he managed to memorize them incorrectly.

Yes, simple math says that even people that don't understand the right usages will get there/their/they're and to/too/two correct 33% of the time and your/you're right 50% of the time, but it sure doesn't seem that way. The people that miss them get them wrong every time, it defies the laws of probability. Maybe those people failed math and English at the same time.

What pisses me off even more is "should of", "could of" and "would of". I should of passed English and would of gotten an A if the teacher could of allowed us to use our own contractions. It sounds like "could of" when spoken people, but it's "could've", a contraction of "could have". If you think it through the phrase "could of" makes no sense.

I could've made a fortune if I would've gotten a dime from every person that should've known better and used those wrong.

 

[JEDI]

A How'er!

How about Anne Howe?

(nsfw if you google image her)