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Avistew · 06/12/2010, 05:55 pm

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Originally Posted by The Highway

bananas are different because they're a herb.

What?! You pronounce the H in herb? Man, I was sure you didn't!
... Wasn't it "hour, heir, honest and herb"?

I'm totally confused now.

Power46 · 06/12/2010, 06:01 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avistew

What?! You pronounce the H in herb? Man, I was sure you didn't!
... Wasn't it "hour, heir, honest and herb"?

I'm totally confused now.

You don't pronounce the "H" in "herb." The Highway doesn't type in perfect English, so he may cause confusion.

Avistew · 06/12/2010, 06:04 pm

Ah, yes, that's a possible explanation too. Thanks!

Nagaoka · 06/12/2010, 06:18 pm

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Originally Posted by Klatuu

What about pickles? They are cucumbers, and commonly cut lengthwise.

Sammeth and Maximus thought so too. Kept blabbing their mouths in front of the mole men. You know what happened to them right? Sources report it as an "accident". Yeah. Uh huh...

The Highway · 06/12/2010, 07:55 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Power46

You don't pronounce the "H" in "herb." The Highway doesn't type in perfect English, so he may cause confusion.

I am actually a grammar nazi, but I say the "H" because that's just how we do it down under.

Sausy Gibbon · 06/13/2010, 12:10 am

So you complaining because somone is not pronouncing something they typed thats typed. Would it be better to type 'erb, 'onest and 'alf.

Avistew · 06/13/2010, 12:34 am

Who are you talking to exactly, Gibbon?
I was just overreacting to the fact he wrote "a herb" and not "an herb", because I found it funny that it shocked me more than the fact he said bananas were herbs.
And he just pronounces it the Aussie way because that's where he's from.
I don't think either of us is complaining.

Hayden · 06/13/2010, 02:44 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Highway

I am actually a grammar nazi, but I say the "H" because that's just how we do it down under.

I can second this.

Also, how does everyone pronounce 'historic'? Because I've always wondered why it's written 'an historic day'.

lu_ming · 06/13/2010, 02:47 am

I'm pretty sure the h in historic is pronounced. At least I pronounce it.

The Highway · 06/13/2010, 02:58 am

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Originally Posted by Hayden

I can second this.

Also, how does everyone pronounce 'historic'? Because I've always wondered why it's written 'an historic day'.

saying "a historic" is a bit jerky, just then when i quietly whispered it, so pronouncing the h in "an historic" is actually better.

Hayden · 06/13/2010, 03:02 am

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Originally Posted by The Highway

saying "a historic" is a bit jerky, just then when i quietly whispered it, so pronouncing the h in "an historic" is actually better.

Actually, yes. After reading your comment, I did the same, and "an historic" does come off the tongue a lot easier.

LogicDeLuxe · 06/13/2010, 01:50 pm

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Originally Posted by Hayden

Actually, yes. After reading your comment, I did the same, and "an historic" does come off the tongue a lot easier.

The exception proves the rule, I guess.

Btw., "a historic" seems more common anyways. Google finds about 6,470,000 results vs. 2,600,000 results for "an historic".
Also, conveniently, the first result for both terms might be of interest here.

Avistew · 06/13/2010, 02:02 pm

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A well known grammar rule says that we should use an before vowel sounds; for example, an accident, an item, an hour. We use a otherwise: a book, a hotel, a university.

Harder to get than the silent Hs (after all we get those too) was the idea that "university" and the like don't start with a vowel. Took me years to get used to saying "a university" rather than "an university".

Hayden · 06/13/2010, 04:13 pm

And another thing. Who pronounces 'H' as 'aych' and who pronounces it 'haych'?

caeska · 06/13/2010, 04:34 pm

OK this got off-topic fast. Who's the culprit this time?

Power46 · 06/13/2010, 05:30 pm

I think it was Avistew's fault this time, caeska.

EDIT: And I pronounce it "aych."

caeska · 06/13/2010, 05:34 pm

Actually, the "H" in "Herb" is pronounced.

Power46 · 06/13/2010, 07:54 pm

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Originally Posted by caeska

Actually, the "H" in "Herb" is pronounced.

Only if it is the name "Herb." The item by the name of "herb" does not have the "H" pronounced.

Shwoo · 06/13/2010, 08:27 pm

It's pronounced without the h in American and Canadian English, but in other forms of English the h is pronounced.

Hayden · 06/14/2010, 01:23 am

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Originally Posted by Power46

EDIT: And I pronounce it "aych."

Yes! That is the way that I pronounce it. The way that I believe to be the correct way.

06/13/2010, 04:13 pm	#34
Hayden ...is procrastinating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,486	And another thing. Who pronounces 'H' as 'aych' and who pronounces it 'haych'? __________________ Read that instead ^.

06/13/2010, 05:30 pm	#36
Power46 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 240	I think it was Avistew's fault this time, caeska. EDIT: And I pronounce it "aych." __________________ Sanity doesn't exist. Sanity, by definition, can not be subjective; however, it is subjective. As a result, it does not fit its own definition, so it must not exist. It seems to me that I am going slightly evil.

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Shwoo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,486	It's pronounced without the h in American and Canadian English, but in other forms of English the h is pronounced. __________________ This is a link to the Sam & Max wiki. This is a link to a Sam & Max deviantART group.

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06/12/2010, 06:04 pm	#23
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	Ah, yes, that's a possible explanation too. Thanks!

06/13/2010, 12:10 am	#26
Sausy Gibbon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In a cave Posts: 687	So you complaining because somone is not pronouncing something they typed thats typed. Would it be better to type 'erb, 'onest and 'alf.

06/13/2010, 12:34 am	#27
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	Who are you talking to exactly, Gibbon? I was just overreacting to the fact he wrote "a herb" and not "an herb", because I found it funny that it shocked me more than the fact he said bananas were herbs. And he just pronounces it the Aussie way because that's where he's from. I don't think either of us is complaining.

06/13/2010, 02:47 am	#29
lu_ming Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bologna, Italy Posts: 110	I'm pretty sure the h in historic is pronounced. At least I pronounce it.

06/13/2010, 04:34 pm	#35
caeska Monkey Smuggler Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fondor Orbital Shipyards Posts: 740	OK this got off-topic fast. Who's the culprit this time?

06/13/2010, 05:34 pm	#37
caeska Monkey Smuggler Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fondor Orbital Shipyards Posts: 740	Actually, the "H" in "Herb" is pronounced.