Whether a or an is appropriate will depend on whether the h is pronounced. On Monday, 22 December 2014, <[email protected]> wrote:
> >From: Jason McIntyre <[email protected] <javascript:;>> > >Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:26:09 -0700 (MST) > >To: [email protected] <javascript:;> > >Subject: CVS: cvs.openbsd.org: src > > > >CVSROOT: /cvs > >Module name: src > >Changes by: [email protected] <javascript:;> 2014/12/18 > 14:26:09 > > > >Modified files: > > usr.sbin/relayd: relayd.conf.5 > > > > Log message: > > an hex -> a hex; > > > > as far as i am aware, 'an hex' is actually correct english. 'h' is a > special > case for a consonant. i am not quite sure why, perhaps some more ancient > pronunciation of 'a', but it is commonly used eg 'an historial event'. > > it is a somewhat more obscure nuance in the language, so i am actually > slightly surprised someone got it right the first time. > > -- Christopher Vance
