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There are questions you need to ask a lady before you invite her over or agree for her to pass the night at your place. Even if your house was a hotel, receptionist will take your information before you can check-in.

She owes you an answer about her current health status.
Ask her if she has eaten, so that she doesn't find your next question absurd. Ask her if she's fine health wise.

Don't feel like you don't want to bruise her ego or make her angry. She owes you an answer about her health if she intends to visit your place.

CLOUDRepublic:
There are questions you need to ask a lady before you invite her over or agree for her to pass the night at your place. Even if your house was an hotel, receptionist will take your information before you can check-in.

She owes you an answer about her current health status.
Ask her if she has eaten, so that she doesn't find your next question absurd. Ask her if she's fine health wise.

Don't feel like you don't want to bruise her ego or make her angry. She owes you an answer about her health if she intends to visit your place.

Why do you guys keep using AN right before a word that starts with H?

AllBlack:
Why do you guys keep using AN right before a word that starts with H?

The choice between "a" and "an" depends on the sound that starts the following word, not the actual letter.
Although, that up there is just a typographical error. Good you called my attention to it

You're right about that one

CLOUDRepublic:
The choice between "a" and "an" depends on the sound that starts the following word, not the actual letter.

You should have quietly and humbly taken the correction but see how you wrote this garbage with so much confidence because of empty vessel level pride. This is how people like you wear suit and tie and mislead people especially in public places like this.

What school did you attend to learn such? Did any of your teachers even bother to teach you about VOWEL SOUNDS & CONSONANT SOUNDS or were they busy selling egusi in class? What was your score in JAMB (ENGLISH alone)?

I dey correct you and you dey try TEACH me? Telling me NOT THE ACTUAL LETTER? Please, what sound does the letter make?

Show me where it has become valid to use AN right before a word starts with H as regards places; I dare you.

Typo? You deliberately added N to A and you want to tell me about Typo? I have been typing on keys (Typewriter) before keyboards came into existence and I know a Typo when I see one. Look at the the distance between A and N then shamelessly mention Typo again.

Shots fired...🤣🤣🤣... Why are you this brutal? You've now chased the op away from his thread...🤣🤣🤣

It's not his fault that his English is not Englishing, this language never loved us...🤣🤣🤣

AllBlack:
You should have quietly and humbly taken the correction but see how you wrote this garbage with so much confidence because of empty vessel level pride. This is how people like you wear suit and tie and mislead people especially in public places like this.

What school did you attend to learn such? Did any of your teachers even bother to teach you about VOWEL SOUNDS & CONSONANT SOUNDS or were they busy selling egusi in class? What was your score in JAMB (ENGLISH alone)?

I dey correct you and you dey try TEACH me? Telling me NOT THE ACTUAL LETTER? Please, what sound does the letter make?

Show me where it has become valid to use AN right before a word starts with H; I dare you.

Typo? You deliberately added N to A and you want to tell me about Typo? I have been typing on keys (Typewriter) before keyboards came into existence and I know a Typo when I see one. Look at the the distance between A and N then shamelessly mention Typo again.

He's a funny lad, he totally derailed from the topic and gave the op a proper tongue lashing

Samantha125:
Shots fired...🤣🤣🤣... Why are you this brutal? You've now chased the op away from his thread...🤣🤣🤣

It's not his fault that his English is not Englishing, this language never loved us...🤣🤣🤣

Well, let's just talk about articles then... A, an and the. Let's talk about the rules guiding them, let's talk about the exceptions to the rules. Let's ask ourselves, is it always about the letters beginning a word or the sound beginning the word?
What happens to the word "University"? What type of article is supposed to come before it between 'a' and 'an' and why?
Let's learn English language under this post.
I give you the floor...

I know that my English is not perfect, but may this type of tongue lashing never locate me...🤣🤣🤣

stunnert:
He's a funny lad, he totally derailed from the topic and gave the op a proper tongue lashing

AllBlack:
You should have quietly and humbly taken the correction but see how you wrote this garbage with so much confidence because of empty vessel level pride. This is how people like you wear suit and tie and mislead people especially in public places like this.

What school did you attend to learn such? Did any of your teachers even bother to teach you about VOWEL SOUNDS & CONSONANT SOUNDS or were they busy selling egusi in class? What was your score in JAMB (ENGLISH alone)?

I dey correct you and you dey try TEACH me? Telling me NOT THE ACTUAL LETTER? Please, what sound does the letter make?

Show me where it has become valid to use AN right before a word starts with H; I dare you.

Typo? You deliberately added N to A and you want to tell me about Typo? I have been typing on keys (Typewriter) before keyboards came into existence and I know a Typo when I see one. Look at the the distance between A and N then shamelessly mention Typo again.

The rule is based on pronunciation, not just the first letter. That’s why we say an hour, an honest person, and an heir, because the h is silent and the words begin with a vowel sound. Likewise, we say a university and a European country because they begin with the consonant “y” sound.
This isn’t my personal rule it’s standard English grammar the op is correct
The claim “Show me where it has become valid to use an before a word that starts with H” is incorrect. English has allowed this for centuries whenever the H is silent. It’s not a new rule or a matter of opinion.

Samantha125:
Shots fired...🤣🤣🤣... Why are you this brutal? You've now chased the op away from his thread...🤣🤣🤣

It's not his fault that his English is not Englishing, this language never loved us...🤣🤣🤣

He didn’t fire any shots. The op was trying to educate him and he’s typing insults that was uncalled for . Funny how you’d applaud that

notaveragejoe:
“Show me where it has become valid to use an before a word that starts with H” is incorrect. .

Context.
Now show me where AN is used for a word that describes a place.

I didn't applaud anything... Like I said, English never loved us...🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

notaveragejoe:
He didn’t fire any shots. The op was trying to educate him and he’s typing insults that was uncalled for . Funny how you’d applaud that

AllBlack:
You should have quietly and humbly taken the correction but see how you wrote this garbage with so much confidence because of empty vessel level pride. This is how people like you wear suit and tie and mislead people especially in public places like this.

What school did you attend to learn such? Did any of your teachers even bother to teach you about VOWEL SOUNDS & CONSONANT SOUNDS or were they busy selling egusi in class? What was your score in JAMB (ENGLISH alone)?

I dey correct you and you dey try TEACH me? Telling me NOT THE ACTUAL LETTER? Please, what sound does the letter make?

Show me where it has become valid to use AN right before a word starts with H as regards places; I dare you.

Typo? You deliberately added N to A and you want to tell me about Typo? I have been typing on keys (Typewriter) before keyboards came into existence and I know a Typo when I see one. Look at the the distance between A and N then shamelessly mention Typo again.

who stole your biscuit eh?

AllBlack:
Why do you guys keep using AN right before a word that starts with H?

It's actually correct. Hotel is pronounced with the 'h' silent. Same as 'honest'.

CLOUDRepublic:
The choice between "a" and "an" depends on the sound that starts the following word, not the actual letter.
Although, that up there is just a typographical error. Good you called my attention to it

You were correct. No need to apologise.

Are we just going to ignore the article?

voortrekker966:
It's actually correct. Hotel is pronounced with the 'h' silent. Same as 'honest'.

There is nothing like 'AN' Hotel oooo, please let's not teach our kids nonsense

AllBlack:
What school did you attend to learn such? Did any of your teachers even bother to teach you about VOWEL SOUNDS & CONSONANT SOUNDS or were they busy selling egusi in class?

All the mumbojumbo bomboooclart dialect you are yapping.
Isn't this what the Op is trying to educate you on?
Or you just want attention and derail the thread

CLOUDRepublic:
The choice between "a" and "an" depends on the sound that starts the following word, not the actual letter

Read and understand what the op said about sound

voortrekker966:
It's actually correct. Hotel is pronounced with the 'h' silent. Same as 'honest'.

Hotel /hoʊˈtɛl/

H is silent in Hotel.... Really? Thanks for the information. Please print it out and share to all your household.

Just because you have a H factor impediment doesn't mean everyone else should share in your predicament.

I know that fly must support shieet but try your best to hide how empty your head is and stop showing it about like it is the new fashion.

BItt:
Read and understand what the op said about sound

and you are here because you understand anything about this or you just want to keep yourself busy by trying to appear relevant?

okay there it is, you have got a reply.

AllBlack:
Context.
Now show me where AN is used for a word that describes a place.

The context doesn’t change the rule.
You are introducing a restriction that doesn’t exist in English grammar. The indefinite article depends on the sound at the beginning of the next word, regardless of whether that word is a person, place, object, or idea. Don’t you get
So asking me to “show a before a place” doesn’t refute my point. The grammatical rule is still based on sound, not on whether the word is the name or description of a place.
The fact that a word describes a place is irrelevant. What matters is how the next word is pronounced.
Okay let me show you for learning purpose.
an island
an oasis
an airport
an embassy
an inn
And if the place name itself begins with a silent H we can have an Hour House (if that were the official name of a place) an Honest Kitchen (if that’s the name of a restaurant
So there you have your example of using AN before a place
Will be waiting for your response if you still think
I’m wrong we are all here to learn.

Samantha125:
I didn't applaud anything... Like I said, English never loved us...🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

Fair enough. English has confused native speakers for centuries too. But in this case, the grammar rule is actually clear And Mr all black should unlearn that primary and secondary school version of using A and AN

Haa
Na olodo uprising we go call this one abi na "an" olodo uprising


Nigerians can banter each other, but can never banter their government and demand for change.

Well op don create interesting topic inside topic

Samantha125:
I know that my English is not perfect, but may this type of tongue lashing never locate me...🤣🤣🤣

Samantha, dont worry jare.... nothing do you.

It depends on the person's regional accent, the "H" in the "Hotel" word is definitely not silent where I'm from.

voortrekker966:
It's actually correct. Hotel is pronounced with the 'h' silent. Same as 'honest'.

Samantha125:
It depends on the person's regional accent, the "H" in the "Hotel" word is definitely not silent where I'm from.

Oh, ok.

Which part of England are you from anyway?

Op made a mistake in the original post which he/she has acknowledged.

Op was also right in stating that the choice between the indefinite articles 'a' and 'an' is determined by the phonetic sound of the first letter of the subsequent word, rather than the written letter itself.

English is not our language and it is constantly evolving. I did a quick research and this is what I found:

In modern English, "a hotel" is the correct and universally preferred choice because the "h" in "hotel" is fully pronounced. However, "an hotel" was once common in older, highly formal British English when the "h" was silent. This is now considered largely outdated.

In order words, while 'An Hotel' was used more in the past, it is now considered obsolete and 'A hotel' is mostly used in today's English.

Verdict: You are all correct but 'A Hotel' is more acceptable.

Before you invite a lady over please send her for comprehensive medical check up.
I mean check that her heart lungs, brain, kidneys are functioning properly for a woman her age.

All medical history must be investigated.

Otherwise you might be the one under investigation.