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Originally Posted by Mastodon
Isn't aspirated H only a feature in French? I don't think I've heard of it in English, but I'm not really a phonetics bird, just a dabbler. The "h" in "an historical" is mute (though not if you speak slowly, I think - you could say "a hhhistorical memory", or would that be weird?). "Hono(u)r" starts with a mute "h", too, which is why it is an honour to meet you.
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I think I did learn the term from my beloved French teacher! That is so funny. He was always complaining that he had to teach us English grammar first in order to teach us French - except for me, of course
. Honor is a much better example of the issue, thanks. Historical in the middle of a sentence is definitely controversial.