/lit/ - Literature

Why do people do that?

>>6198849
>not knowing that the indefinite article changes according to sound
>not realizing that Meritards and Tardbongs pronounce "historic" differently
>not saying 'istoric
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because it sounds much better

>>6198857
>trash
>not rubbish

>>6198866
>implying I'm a bongtard
>implying trashman isn't american
You wanker.

>>6198849
Used to work at a local newspaper, newsroom had a huge debate about whether it was "a historic" or "an historic" day. We eventually just went with "HISTORIC DAY".

>>6199037

>>6198849
This is correct. No need to look so pissed Pepe.

>>6198849
>>6198855
>>6199037

It's "an historic".

This thread proving yet again that this "literature" board is full of fuckups and retards.

>>6198855
I think it's part of French's influence on the language. It's mainly so it flows better.

>>6199090
>an historic
Begins with an h sound. Soft h sounds aren't vowel sounds, faggot

>>6199183
This. No one says "it was 'istoric."

>>6199183
In American English this is true...but when you live across the pond it's an historic. Faggot.

>>6199183
why do americans say an herb then?

disgusting

>".

>not using single quotation marks

>>6199183
>>6199190

>Soft h sounds aren't vowel sounds

lol at these confused amerilards

you academic troglodytes haven't even caught up to fucking metric system yet

an historic failure

>>6199235
checkmate

>>6199252

LEARN BASIC GRAMMAR.

>>6199252
>not calling them inverted commas
>>6199323
>being american

>>6199191
>when you live across the pond you pronounce things incorrectly
Sorry m8 but shakespeare said it like us. Enjoy your newly created peasant accent.

>>6199374

you know you've lost when you're playing the nation pissing contest and you're citing a writer on the other side, lol

it is a matter of simple diction. means that have changed since hundreds of years ago, lol. try to keep up, metric-system-fearers.

>>6199374
Why are americans so backwards?

HOW ABOUT AN NIGGER

BECAUSE THATS WHAT YOU ARE

>>6199421
>>6199412
>can't into basic grammar\

Sorry "m8s" but you've been so cucked by us that your culture is basically a dumbed down version of our very own. Enjoy producing nothing of note for the next few centuries, Muhammed :^)

>>6199432

>what is "diction" can i just meme this confusion away, please?

>>6199440
>British education

>>6199432
>implying american 'english' wasn't literally dumbed down by some webster faggot because real English was considered too difficult to learn

>>6199423
>>6199432

>so buttpained they went full /pol/

And there we have it.

Europoors: 1
Amerilards: 0

We are achieving impressive new levels of immaturity today.

>>6199454

It's been a solid group effort all around.

>>6198849
>pronouncing 'h's.

wow op, what is it like being a walking family guy gag?

>>6199323
>orthography
>grammar

>>6199323
>using all caps

>>6199475

ORTHOGRAPHY IS AN ASPECT OF GRAMMAR.

>>6199484
>ORTHOGRAPHY IS AN ASPECT OF GRAMMAR.
lol wtf are you talking about

>>6199306
I normally see British pronunciation of words as quite correct, but dropping the letter "h" from the word just because there's an "a" is ludicrous.

A shame we haven't converted to metric, just as much a shame as your not driving in proper cars on the correct side of the street.

>>6199447
>>6199446
>>6199440
>British "banter"
>British "culture"

>>6199533

low IQ

>>6198849
For once the frog is right

>>6199533
>implying the left isn't the correct side
>implying it isn't safer and more logical

even starting with the greeks drove on the left

>>6199547
>double inverted commas

Absolutely disgusting.

>The Blacklist
>A for An. "A hotel." "A heroic man." Before an unaccented aspirate use an. The contrary usage in this country comes of too strongly stressing our aspirates.

-Ambrose Bierce