Re: an + h (was: aquamarine demon (was <no subject>))
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 23, 2001, 23:37 |
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laokou wrote:
> That Nik uses this as a regular feature of his
Yet, only before unstressed vowels. I still say "A history". I think
part of the reason is that before stressed vowels, my /h/ is pronounced
with greater force. Before an unstressed vowel, like "historic", the
/h/ is very soft, barely there, and is thus not strong enough to force
"a" to be used. So, /@ "hIstr=i/ vs. /In (h)Is'torIk/. That weak /h/
is ignored in determining the form of the article.
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