I ran across a story that used "an historic." This post is about why the article should be "a," not "an."
Word search: How a copy editor thinks
Submitted by Pam_Nelson on 11/17/2009 - 09:38We work very fast these days with diminished resources, and sometimes my word nerd proclivities have to wait until I am off deadline. Lucky for me, I have shelves filled with dictionaries and usage books at home. I can indulge my need to know more about English.
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