What is the etymology of your moniker?

[AMF]

I applaud your grammatically correct use of "an" in front of "historian"

Honestly.

So few people use correct grammar anymore.

Chronon said:
A "chronon" is a unit of time with nice science fiction ring to its name. Since I'm an historian and a fan of science fiction, I am fascinated by times past, present, and future. So it seemed a perfect fit.

[Fyron]

alarikf said:
I applaud your grammatically correct use of "an" in front of "historian"

That is not correct... unless you don't ever pronounce the "h"? Would you say "an hat" or "an house?" I sure hope not...

[AMF]

Well, I don't make the rules, I just nitpick.

But, having said that, I might be hoist by my own petard, as there is a conflict in this regard. I probably learned the British Version, the American Version is probably "A historian"

EDIT: And I certainly didn't use commans properly or sparingly in the above sentence!

Imperator Fyron said:

That is not correct... unless you don't ever pronounce the "h"? Would you say "an hat" or "an house?" I sure hope not...

[Fyron]

That could well be it. Around here, the "h" is pronounced, so it makes no sense to use "an," as "an" is for use before vowel sounds. I would say "an herb," as I do not pronounce the "h" in "herb." Don't you just love the English language?

[Raging Deadstar]

Ahh, I'm reading through my old Posts, and A few friends have kind of said I Over-reacted to this thread, maybe I have, It's one of those dam "pet-peeves" I have. But either way i guess I over-reacted.

So Arakiel, Sorry about that, And not everyone on the forum can be as much of a git on these things As I can.

[Gandalf Parker]

alarikf said:
Well, I don't make the rules, I just nitpick.

But, having said that, I might be hoist by my own petard, as there is a conflict in this regard. I probably learned the British Version, the American Version is probably "A historian"

I have no problem understanding english..
its canadian, british, australian, and american which gives me problems

[Chronon]

I find it amusing that we've gotten off on a tangent about grammar here, but since the question came up it made me curious and I had to check the "manual." Although the use of "an historian" is commonplace among historians (we're an odd lot), technically you are correct Fyron. According to the Chicago Manual of Style, "an" is not used before a word that begins with a consonant sound (y, h, and w included). This is the style for American "English," of course, I don't if it's true for real English.

[dumbluck]

easy: the only way I ever win a game is by "dumb luck". Thus the name, dumbluck.

[dumbluck]

dumbluck said:
easy: the only way I ever win a game is by "dumb luck". Thus the name, dumbluck.

Just in case anybody had forgotten....

edit: Wait a minute. I'm a Major??? When did THAT happen???

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Woot!

Well, I'd say about 182 posts ago.