[warpsmith]

Argh. It’s historic, not historical. And it should be “an”, not “a”.

[Dallas59]

[jobim]

Righto. And the Washington Times, yet. We’ve come to expect literacy from those guys.

[Gondring]

Argh. It’s historic, not historical.

Correct.

And it should be “an”, not “a”.

Incorrect.

[meadsjn]

Argh. It’s historic, not historical. And it should be “an”, not “a”.

On the first, you might be correct.

On the second, "a" historic, or "a" historical, is correct, unless the "h" is silent, which it is NOT in "history", or "historic", or "historical", or "happy", or "Hispanic", or "hound", or "human".

Correct would be, "an" hour, or "an" honor, because the "h" is silent.

Ignorant journalists pretend otherwise. They are wrong.

Some pre-Webster documents contain "an historic", simply because some dialects back then did not pronounce the "h" sound in historic, and people wrote it as if speaking.

[chopperman]

I always believed you only use an “an” if the “h” is silent.

[WLR]

For the record.. I smell a set up.. Virtually no reporting of voter fraud.. no efforts at prosecuting those engaged in voter fraud..

I pray I am wrong but I see gains but conservatives.. almost but not quite regaining control of the House..and or Senate..

Just enough so the Left can say..” The people have repudiated conservatism.. onward Comrade to the Greater Socialist State.

Again, I pray I am wrong.. But that's the smell of it too me.

W

[Former Proud Canadian]

I feel your grammatical pain.

[Jess Kitting]

Argh. It’s historic, not historical. And it should be “an”, not “a”.

an 'istoric defeat?

'aven't we dealt one to the British already?

Don't get 'ysterical, but we don't talk like that anymore in America. As for 'historical--that's a whole nother issue.

[GreyMountainReagan]

Argh. It’s historic, not historical. And it should be “an”, not “a”.

Wow, thanks.