27 Jun
2006
27 Jun
'06
4:35 p.m.
At Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:36:30 +0100, Brian Hulley wrote:
What about words like 'hour' and 'honest'?
Don't forget "honor".
So I'd say these two words are closely related, so the search is still on for another word with silent 'h' not related to time or integrity.
How about heir? Also, until recently, herb and humble? Got those from this page: http://www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/wordfrom/aitches/?view=uk Which also notes that sometimes we still use 'an' even though the 'h' is no longer silent. For example, 'an heroic effort', or 'an historic moment'. j.