On 02/08/2015 10:35 AM, barbie gee wrote:
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> On Sat, 1 Aug 2015, sf wrote:
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>> On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 09:23:47 -0400, Gary > wrote:
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>>> Janet wrote:
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>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Really? Interesting. I always though worldwide was:
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>>> - herb the spice was pronounced erb
>>> - herb the name was pronounced herb.
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>> The Brits don't prescribe to that.
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> Where I'm from, it's "an herb", "an hour", anytime the" H" isn't sounded
> "hard" like in "horse", or ha ha. otherwise it's A home, a hospital, a
> humidor. or maybe it's always "an" when written before an "h" word? O h
> hell, someone help me out here....

No, it's "a herb".
"An hotel" is apparently a late nineteenth century affectation. "A
hotel" is perfectly OK.
Graham

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