on YSK: Use ‘a’ when the word starts with a _consonant sound_, and ‘an’ when it starts with a _vowel sound_ · c/youshouldknow · 4 pts · 1yMy understanding was that you say "an historical account" instead of "a historical account* to differentiate from the phonetically identical "ahistorical account", which means almost precisely the opposite.
That looks like Bluesky tho not Twitter
My understanding was that you say "an historical account" instead of "a historical account* to differentiate from the phonetically identical "ahistorical account", which means almost precisely the opposite.