Helmet Poll/Thread

[david k]

isnt it suppose to a nelmet? or a notel

 

[sabian92]

"An" helmet doesn't make sense.

That and H isn't a vowel so it's "A".

 

[danphoto]

I always wonder why it is 'an hotel'.

It isn't nowadays.

It used to be "an hotel" because our betters pronounced "hotel" like ze French, and one could hardly say "a 'otel" ...

 

[RoyPSB]

It isn't nowadays.

It used to be "an hotel" because our betters pronounced "hotel" like ze French, and one could hardly say "a 'otel" ...

Fair enough - I think the books I've been reading are rather old.

 

[Red Light]

It isn't nowadays.

It used to be "an hotel" because our betters pronounced "hotel" like ze French, and one could hardly say "a 'otel" ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_articles#Discrimination_between_a_and_an

 

[wheres_my_beard]

I only say "a". Never "an" in any circumstances. Saves a argument.

 

[Davidc]

An helmet is probably technically correct but in modern day English usage, a helmet is probably normal.

Personally, I prefer to call them a "pointless waste of time" (polite version)

An is ONLY correct if H has been redefined as a vowel.

It isn't nowadays.

It used to be "an hotel" because our betters pig ignorant broadcast journalists with a poor knowledge of english pronounced "hotel" like ze French, and one could hardly say "a 'otel" ...

FTFY!

An hotel is just plain wrong. Always has been. The H shouldn't be silent. Just look it up in the pronunciation field of a dictionary.

 

[Ravenbait]

Thank you, John, for reminding us of the truly important issue.

"A helmet", obviously.

Sam

 

[Dan B]