1 edit
Originally posted by notmyrookpleaseAbsolutely! That's English for you! 😉
Eh? Are you sure? "an hotel"?
Well, I suppose it depends upon your dialect and how you say it. It can vary, but most of us pronounce an 'otel. We don't say ' a hotel' very often. Do you say, 'it's a hotel' or 'it's an 'otel'?
That would define how you wite it.
I definitely say an ospital, not a hospital. But then I'm a scouser, so it probably counts for nothing in Berkshire... 😏
1 edit
Originally posted by mikelomMy question referred to the abbreviation "NHS" rather than "hospital".
Absolutely! That's English for you! 😉
Well, I suppose it depends upon your dialect and how you say it. It can vary, but most of us pronounce an 'otel. We don't say ' a hotel' very often. Do you say, 'it's a hotel' or 'it's an 'otel'?
That would define how you wite it.
I definitely say an ospital, not a hospital. But then I'm a scouser, so it probably counts for nothing in Berkshire... 😏
Although you spell it "NHS" you say "enHS" and therefore the "a" seems inappropriate. By the same token "an NHS" looks ridiculous when written out (or "an LPC course", "an LP"😉.
Collins says "a hotel" and "an NHS" by the way...
Originally posted by notmyrookpleaseNHS is incidental. It is irrelevant. The a or an refers to the noun directly, nothing else.
My question referred to the abbreviation "NHS" rather than "hospital".
Although you spell it "NHS" you say "enHS" and therefore the "a" seems inappropriate. By the same token "an NHS" looks ridiculous when written out (or "an LPC course", "an LP"😉.
Collins says "a hotel" and "an NHS" by the way...
1 edit
Originally posted by notmyrookpleaseNope. Adjectives do not affect the article. Green is an adjective, independent, and additional to the noun. It's just descriptive. You refer to the noun by the article, as in 'an elephant'. Whether the elephant is grey, big, fat or small it is always ' an elephant '.
You are of course having a laugh at our expense now, surely?
So it is an green or grey or fat elephant ALWAYS.
No joke!
-M
Seriously LMFAO here! 😉
Originally posted by mikelomAn elephant would have to be painted in order to become a green elephant, isn't it?
Nope. Adjectives do not affect the article. Green is an adjective, independent, and additional to the noun. It's just descriptive. You refer to the noun by the article, as in 'an elephant'. Whether the elephant is grey, big, fat or small it is always ' an elephant '.
So it is an green or grey or fat elephant ALWAYS.
No joke!
-M
Seriously LMFAO here! 😉