On 6/10/21 5:32 PM, Tom Lane wrote: > Gavin Flower <gavinflo...@archidevsys.co.nz> writes: >> On 11/06/21 8:17 am, Isaac Morland wrote: >>> ... But then there is "an historic occasion" so go figure. >> The 'h' in 'historic' is silent, at least it used to be -- I think now >> it is almost silent. So using 'an historic occasion' is correct. > It's silent according to the Brits, I believe. In America, the > pronunciation varies. > >
I suspect "an historic" is bordering on archaic even in the UK these days. cheers andrew -- Andrew Dunstan EDB: https://www.enterprisedb.com
