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     Captain Haddock wrote:
    'An histrionic' surely?

    Wrong.

    It depends on the sound of the word, not the written form. So, if the initial 'h' is aspirated, then the indefinite article is 'a'; if not, then 'an'. So, 'a haddock', but 'an honourable councillor'.

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