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Doug Chadwick BS: usage: 'an honest' v 'a honest' (40) RE: BS: Rt Rev Musket 'an honest' v 'a honest' 12 Mar 16


I can't recall ever having seen "a honest" or similar in written text.

On a similar note, what is the rule for abbreviations where the first letter is a consonant but itself starts with a vowel sound. For example, in speech I would say "a Member of Parliament" but shorten it to "an MP". I hesitate when I come to write a/an MP as I feel the reader may mentally fill in the missing words implied by the abbreviation.

DC


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