Would this have been an historic event?

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Originally Posted by bob jenkins

"AN historic event" v. "A historic event."

Discuss.

I was taught that you use the word "an" when the first syllable of the following word begins with a vowel sound (and I am one of those people who drop the "h" in this case - say it out loud quickly). Since I write in a narrative style (and this is a "discussion" board), this is a proper usage.

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