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"A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by alex81(m): 7:13pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
So most times I go to occasions and events guest speakers sometimes say ' a honour' while some others say ' an honour' during speech... pls NL grammar experts which is correct? I need to know pls so I don't go an commit blunder. No bashing pls I didn't study English lalasticlala |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by Epositive(m): 7:23pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
a honour is the correct one! i've seen cases where an honour even an hour were used in sentences this is one of the complexities in english 1 Like |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by squarelead(m): 7:26pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
alex81: .... 'an' goes for only a, e, i, o, u. The vowels sounds. All consonants 'a' is being used. |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by SUPERPACK: 7:28pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
alex81:It is the sound of the first letter of the word following the article that determines whether to use a or an. The "h" in honor is silent so the word is pronounced on-or. Therefore it sounds like it starts with a vowel, so we say "It's an honor to meet you." 10 Likes |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by generalbush(m): 7:32pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
It is AN honour. The "H" is silent in the word, thereby making it invalid. It is AN hONOUR being here today!! 1 Like |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by OfficialAwol(m): 8:04pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
Had to google it. found out "an honour" is the correct grammatical expression because an ellipses occurs to displace the "h" in the word and renders it silent or maybe useless thereby making the first letter of the word a "vowel" which must go with an. 1 Like |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by psucc(m): 8:55pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
Oyingbo and stupidity. How can someone working on woods be called Carpenter when he may not even have need for car? 1 Like |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by mytime24(f): 9:27pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
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Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by alex81(m): 10:20pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
squarelead: my dear dats how we were taught in junior high o , until I started seeing n hearing some new English combo recently... |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by alex81(m): 10:25pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
SUPERPACK: what about words like hour, hotel, house or history etc is d h silent too? e.g i) a hour or an hour ii) a hotel or an hotel iii) a history teacher or an history teacher iv) a house or an house |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by alex81(m): 10:36pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
mytime24:hehe if ur a waec/neco/jamb examiner which will u mark correct? |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by SUPERPACK: 11:04pm On Mar 26, 2017 |
alex81:1, an hour 2, a hotel 3, a history teacher 4, a house . The h in the words above are nt silent so we use "a" except hour because the "h" is silent during pronounciation we use "an" to prevent repetition of vowel sound. 3 Likes |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by Juliearth(f): 9:20am On Jul 15, 2017 |
alex81: "An" is used for all vowel sounds and in some context letter "h" too. An is used for words beginning with h if: 1. The first letter,which is h is almost silent. E.g an hospital(sounding almost like ospital), an hour,etc. However,if the first letter(h) is obvious in the pronunciation of the word,use article "a." E.g a Hammer 2. If the first letter "h" is obvious in the pronunciation of the word,but the first syllable is not stressed, it could be either "a" or "an".... 1 Like |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by Juliearth(f): 9:23am On Jul 15, 2017 |
squarelead: All vowel sounds and consonant sound "h" too in some context |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by sheettle(m): 6:34am On Jul 16, 2017 |
LOL. Did this in 'Phonotactics of the English glottal stop'. |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by Esji80(m): 8:38am On Jul 16, 2017 |
An honour is correct.Alwayz check the sound of the first letter,whether it is a vowel or consonant sound.E.g; A house An hour An umbrella A university A unique code 1 Like |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by thebigkendo(m): 8:04pm On Sep 10, 2020 |
Hello alex81 sorry I cannot access my DM.. How may I help you |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by alex81(m): 8:43pm On Sep 10, 2020 |
thebigkendo:Hi, Pls I need a sample of your COREN report so I can use it draft mine. Underated81@yahoo.com Thanks. |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by thebigkendo(m): 8:49pm On Sep 10, 2020 |
alex81: I am sorry I can't share my COREN Report with you, I have already given the outline here https://www.nairaland.com/2267896/sample-nse-coren-technical-report/1#77966572 That info should be enough help for your to develop your report. Best Regards 1 Like |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by ymstar(m): 1:17am On Sep 11, 2020 |
Ok |
Re: "A Honour" Or "An Honour" Which Is Grammatically Correct??? by alex81(m): 11:23am On Sep 11, 2020 |
thebigkendo:okay |
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