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Wow! Five pages of English angst and hardly a comment about one of the funniest Dilbert strips Adams has done.
Bob pretending to be the monster under the bed with an implied threat about what MIGHT happen if the lights go out is Calvin and Hobbes class funny. One wonders what other methods might be employed to raise even a few more pennies of revenue. Look at the expression on that kid's face. Priceless.
Grammar rules are based off of how it is written. The rule is to use an if the noun it modifies has a vowel as the first letter. What you say about speaking it is true. If someone who had never seen the word written were to hear it, they would say to use an. But since the word clearly begins with a consonant when spelled, either one can be used. There is no deviation.
Interesting. I've never heard of written English allowably deviating from the spoken language like that. The a/an difference exists purely due to phonetics, and I'm sure that the two are written the same way as they would be spoken. Since the silent "h" is just that, it should have no bearing whatsoever on whether a/an is used.
Wow, snappy comeback MarillionFan. If you hadn't noticed, this website will not let you change your profile name, so a simple mistake like mine can't be changed. And ewood, we are typing, not talking. Since a consonant is the first letter of the word, "a" can be used, and there is no rule against the use of an, so in this case either can be used.
Are you still 'ere? You can't even spell your own name right, so why you think your opinion on spelling and grammar count for anything, I cannot imagine!
