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Re: [Patch] Typo fix in XmlParser.java: msg#00119java.classpath.patches
In message "Re: [cp-patches] [Patch] Typo fix in XmlParser.java" on 05/03/13, Chris Burdess <dog@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: :> Another oddity to remember is initial 'H', which can sometimes be :> preceded by 'a' and sometimes 'an', the rules are dependent on the :> etymology of the word. :> :> e.g. a horse, an hotel, an hospice, a hurdle Not being a native speaker of Englih, I cannot tell which is correct, but according to my dictionary, Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, whether to use "an hotel" or "a hotel" depends on the speaker and "a hotel" seemes to be more commonly used.
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