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minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoIt’s from the 1950s or 60s. Maybe it was British made, or could be whoever wrote the ad copy used the British convention of “an” before words starting with “h”.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 days agoInteresting. I never heard of that before.
minus-squareLovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoIt’s somewhat archaic or pretentious now, but I still hear things like “an hotel” on Brit TV from say the 90s.
It’s from the 1950s or 60s. Maybe it was British made, or could be whoever wrote the ad copy used the British convention of “an” before words starting with “h”.
Interesting. I never heard of that before.
It’s somewhat archaic or pretentious now, but I still hear things like “an hotel” on Brit TV from say the 90s.