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     Weird Granny Slater wrote:
    I suppose usage is determined as much by class, dialect and fashion as it is by rules. And history: Old English words aspirate the initial h, Romance (post-Norman invasion) words don't. Personally I'd view 'an hotel' as an affectation as, even though the word's of French origin, we pronounce its initial 'h' and that requires the 'a' before it.

    But to keep this thread on track, I think we should ask Mr Robinson about it.


    Oh! Must we, this grammar discussion is a lot more interesting.

    I was taught 'an hotel' but as I am now grown up I use both versions depending on what I am typing about and who will see it.

    Our grammar and spelling has changed so much since my schooldays with the growth of the internet and Americanisms etc, I now tend to type in more chatty way unless it is a formal document.

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