Is this proper english?

Question

is putting "an" in front of a word starting with an h proper? actually, i just did it. haha....anyway. I thought that "an" was before a word starting with a vowel but which way does it go? Is it for sounds of a vowel too?

Answer 1

Depends on how it sounds. "A Halloween party" and "an hour ago." It the "h" is silent, use "an." If it's a hard H, use "a." See?

Answer 2

Yes, putting the article "an" before a word starting with an "h" is proper if the letter h is silently pronounced as in: an heir, an hour, an herb, and an honor. This is an exception to the rule: An is used with words that begin with vowels; a is used with words that begin with consonants.

Answer 3

Here's the answer. An is used before a word starting with a vowel SOUND. In your example "an h" the h is pronounced aitch, which starts with a vowel sound.

Answer 4

It's the sound that counts, not the actual letter. Don't say "an horse," but do say "an honor."
Use "an" for words that start with the sound of a vowel. Like the "a" sound in "h."

Answer 5

It depends on the pronunciation: use "an" before a word that starts with a vowel sound. "An honor," but "a house."

Answer 6

Yes, it is proper. Sometimes! For example, with a word like hour where the h is soft, you would use an and say 'an hour,' but with a word that has a hard h sound, like house, you would say 'a house.'

Answer 7

it's A before a vowel not An.

Answer 8

"an" goes before a "vowel". "a" goes before a "consonant".

Answer 9

heck yea it is
them yankees are the only people that say a hour not an hour