Isn't it " a honor" because in Grammer school I was tought u only use the word " an" If the begining of the verb is a vowel. But in this case the correct way is an honor. why?
2007-02-19 10:58:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The 'h' in honor is silent and the word is pronounced 'onor'. Hence the article to be used before 'honor' would be 'an' and not 'a'.
The general rule is that the article to be used before such words would be 'an' when the words are pronounced like a vowel sound at the start. However, there are certain exceptions to this, such 'a unit' (not 'an unit'), ' a European', etc., while it is correct to say 'an understanding', 'an understatement', etc. where the u sound is not exactly pronounced like in 'ewe'.
2007-02-19 14:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because honor is said onor (silent h). Therefore, when you talk, it would sound wrong to say a onor, so you say AN (h)ONOR. Get it?
2007-02-19 11:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by i <3 pink 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you use "an" to replace an "a" when it preceeds a vowel sound, not just a vowel....
2007-02-19 11:02:15 · answer #3 · answered by JustJen 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
because the "h" is silent.
2007-02-19 14:22:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋