"graham" > wrote in message
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> On 02/08/2015 10:35 AM, barbie gee wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 1 Aug 2015, sf wrote:
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>>> On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 09:23:47 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Janet wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> 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:
>>>>
>>>> - herb the spice was pronounced erb
>>>> - herb the name was pronounced herb.
>>>
>>> The Brits don't prescribe to that.
>>
>> 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

Well as you know, that is how I say it, but I do accept others say thing
differently

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