Why do we say "a napple" rather than "an apple"?

Question

Is it lazy english?

Answer 1

Do we?

Answer 2

I think you'll need to wait for someone who says it to answer. Personally I say "an apple"

Answer 3

The previous answers are all off-the-cuff ones.There is a reason: English /Anglo-Saxon contrary to other Germanic languages avoids the so-called glottal stop before vowels. Any initial vowel in English is somehow aspirated, i.e. with an ever so soft 'h' before it. That's why in 'an apple' the syllables separate 'a - napple', which prevents the harsh glottal stop.
In Scotland you'd hear the glottal stop instead of a 't', such as in 'bu**er' (butter) or 'wa*er' (water).

Answer 4

The word apron was originally napron - so a napron became an apron as people slurred it. Similarly with nickname - originally it was 'ickname' so an ickname becomae a nickname. Mqaybe apple used to be 'napple'?

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Because Americans have a lazy speech pattern. I have noticed this a lot lately. My husband and I just bought the game brain age (the creator of the game is not an American). In the game you must talk to your Nintendo DS. There are certain parts of it My husband and my friend can not play because they do not pronounce certain words correctly and have not for so long that I can not teach them to pronounce them the way they should be pronounced. It is rather funny when my Husband gets upset with the game and in actuality it is his incorrect use of the English language.

Answer 7

It's just the way it rolls of the tongue better. In the south we say "fixinto." That means we're about to something. Although, I think that MOST people have TERRIBLE grammar skills. Sometimes I want to correct people just while they're talking!!! lol
"you is"...NO!!!

Answer 8

You just wanted everyone to start thinking about apples didn't you!!!
Well, I haven't got any so I think I'll eat a norange instead.
I think that it is lazy English.

Answer 9

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Why do we say "a napple" rather than "an apple"?
Is it lazy english?

Answer 10

Its 'an apple' as opposed to 'a pear' the double .'a apple' would be incorrect don't know the english rule but thats what it is.

Answer 11

But I thought we say "an napple"
that's how I say it, anyway

probably is lazy english, slurring words together and not ee-nun-see-ay-ting (enunciating) every word that we say properly and clearly