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In 1997, Bill Bloggs was found guilty and jailed for life for an horrific murder.

In 1997, Bill Bloggs was found guilty and jailed for life for a horrific murder.

I always thought it was the first example but I'm being shouted down here Confused

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[+1] - smorgs - 01/15/2005Re: Which is it? [quote="Don1"]In 1997, Bill Bloggs was found guilty and jailed for life for an horrific murder. In 1997, Bill Bloggs was found guilty and jailed for life for a...
[+1] - graffiti - 01/15/2005You are in England and I am in the USA. I too was taught the first example to be correct. Please read the following: [URL=http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/words/letters_ana.html]Words: Woe...
[+1] - Levi - 01/15/2005I make my H silent with some words. I'll always say "an hispanic couple". But in the case of "horrific", I seem to stress the H, so I would never use "an".

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In 1997, Bill Bloggs was found guilty and jailed for life for an horrific murder.

In 1997, Bill Bloggs was found guilty and jailed for life for a horrific murder.

I always thought it was the first example but I'm being shouted down here

Me thinks 'a horrific murder' unless he murdered more than one :wink:

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You are in England and I am in the USA. I too was taught the first example to be correct. Please read the following:

Words: Woe & Wonder

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I make my H silent with some words. I'll always say "an hispanic couple". But in the case of "horrific", I seem to stress the H, so I would never use "an".

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