Would this have been an historic event?

[Indianaref]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

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

Discuss.

Actually, according to the dictionary, you can use "an" preceding a weakly pronounced h

"the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( an arch; an honor ) and sometimes, esp. in British English, before an initial unstressed syllable beginning with a silent or weakly pronounced h : an historian."

Where's MBryon?

[Rufus]

Originally Posted by Indianaref

Actually, according to the dictionary, you can use "an" preceding a weakly pronounced h

"the form of a before an initial vowel sound ( an arch; an honor ) and sometimes, esp. in British English, before an initial unstressed syllable beginning with a silent or weakly pronounced h : an historian."

Where's MBryon?

I think this only works if you say it with a really snooty David Niven-style British accent.