RE: A User or An User?

["Bonnie Granat" <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com>]

I actually say, "It was n'istoric occasion," and "n'historical novel,"
Kevin. That's what "an historic occasion" and "an historical novel" sound
like. <g> There isn't a thing wrong with it, as long as the "h" is not
aspirated.

Bonnie Granat
http://www.GranatEdit.com
 

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> Lauren rightly demanded:
>  
> > "An oo-sir"?  Have your client present any support for that 
> absurdity.
> Is
> > English your client's first language?  How does your client 
> pronounce 
> > "user"?
> 
> Has anyone ever heard a Brit refer to a "Nistory" book? Or a 
> "n'istorical occasion"?  Oi vey!
> And one presumes that English IS their first language...    :-)
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