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> On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 5:16:13 PM UTC-4, Sal Paradise wrote:
> > On 7/30/2015 3:12 PM, Bruce wrote:
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> > > Isn't cilantro a herb?
> >
> > The proper pronoun is "an" herb...
> >
> > a's and h's doncha know...
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> Do you say "an horse"?

Only the USA speaks of an erb.

Outside of the USA, English speakers aspirate the H in herb,
so they say a herb, just like a horse, a hospital etc.

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