"A historic" or "AN historic"?

[Penny Lane]

Yeah the rule is to use 'an' before vowels or vowel sounds like "R.L." or "hour" but who the hell says "istoric"? I think I would just punch someone straight in the mouth if I heard them say "istoric". I have a really hard time holding back when people say "umble" but I draw the line at "istoric", you're gonna get punched if you go there. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

What about "herb"? I guess I'm safe, because I do like to pronounce "herb" with the H sound so that it sounds like the name of the guy on WKRP.

I've never heard anybody say "umble"!

ALady: Nice!   :) :)

or when that group "Herbalizer" came out....no Americans could say it right but you sound like a tool going around, 'hey, have you heard the new Erbalizer song?'...

[dcdub]

I can go either way on herb. I say 'erb' myself. I think most Americans do as well. My stepdad is from New Zealand and I've been hearing him say 'herb' for years so it doesn't really bother me.
How about this one: aluminum or aluminium?

[weeniebeenie]

I can go either way on herb. I say 'erb' myself. I think most Americans do as well. My stepdad is from New Zealand and I've been hearing him say 'herb' for years so it doesn't really bother me.
How about this one: aluminum or aluminium?

I say Herb and a-loo-mini-yum.
Actually most of the time I say tin foil instead.;)

[capt. scotty]

Yeah the rule is to use 'an' before vowels or vowel sounds like "R.L." or "hour" but who the hell says "istoric"? I think I would

RL sounds like a vowel?  :o

[dcdub]

Yeah the rule is to use 'an' before vowels or vowel sounds like "R.L." or "hour" but who the hell says "istoric"? I think I would

RL sounds like a vowel?  :o

Yup. Say it out loud dude.

[AMightyCaporal]

Yeah the rule is to use 'an' before vowels or vowel sounds like "R.L." or "hour" but who the hell says "istoric"? I think I would

RL sounds like a vowel?  :o

Yup. Say it out loud dude.

R= Arr or as the pirates say ARRRGGGGGHHHH

[crazylove]

The way I understand it, is that "Herb" is a name and "erb" is a type of spice used in cooking or something that a lot of you may use in other ways!

[mjkoehler]

I thought "Herb" was this guy.