"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 00:07:35 +1000, Xeno >
> wrote:
>
>>On 31/07/2015 11:50 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 03:30:52 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 5:16:13 PM UTC-4, Sal Paradise wrote:
>>>>> On 7/30/2015 3:12 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Isn't cilantro a herb?
>>>>>
>>>>> The proper pronoun is "an" herb...
>>>>>
>>>>> a's and h's doncha know...
>>>>
>>>> Do you say "an horse"?
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>> Do you pronounce it Horse or Orse?
>>>
>>In certain parts of the world where the "H" is routinely dropped in
>>speech, it most certainly can be pronounced "orse".
>
> Maybe you hear English people say things like "you're an arse" and you
> misunderstand?

Surely not <g>

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