I got bullied in /brit/ yesterday for typing "an herb"Do you get bullied in the general you post in often?
>>217803338Shouldn't that be the correct article thougheverbeitnonetheless?
>>217803341british people say/type "a herb" because they pronounce the h, so the word doesnt start with a vowel
I don't always post on generals. But when I do, people seethe and spam Jeet threads on the 'log.
No, posters are nice in my chosen general
>americans unironically spell letter H "eitch"
>>217804273Letters don't have to start with the letter that they are.
>>217804289ideas conceived by the utterly deranged
>>217803338I don't understand when I have to use an or a before the h
>>217804374How do you say F?
>>217803338>an 'ööb
>>217804401at least it contains its own letter
>>217804389The rule about 'an' before a vowel and 'a' before consonant is not always consistent, because some consonants can have vowel sounds in certain contexts.A lot of acronyms require 'an' instead of 'a' because many letters when pronounced by themselves have a vowel sound. Examples: an FBI agent, an MRI scan, an HTML file, an Xbox (not an acronym but same principle).It's a lot easier if you think about it in terms of pronunciation. I'd say, "an herb" is a pretty weird mistake for a native speaker, but common mistake for a portuguese speaker because in portuguese the H at start of words is often silent.
>>217804634>is a pretty weird mistakenot a mistake thoughie
>>217803351Truly the world's most nonsensical language in existence.Thank god I'm so good at it people pay me to teach them
>>217804860OP said that on /brit/, so it's technically a mistake.
>>217804389'An' is used when the next word begins with a vowel sound Words such as X-ray or hour would be 'an X-ray' or 'an hour' because they begin with a vowel sound Some words beginning with a vowel such as 'user' would not use 'an' because it doesn't have a vowel sound at the start
