04-10-2004, 05:54
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Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Rookie Year: 1996
Location: Herndon, VA
Posts: 3,176
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Re: CD's Unofficial Caption Contest #12
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Originally Posted by greencactus3
[off topic] is "AN honorable award" grammatically correct? or is it supposed to be "A honorable award"? somehow that doesnt sound right, yet honorable doesnt start with a vowel so....umm... anyone know english? [/off topic]  |
You have to say it with a strong British accent. Then "an 'onorable" is perfectly appropriate. 
-dave
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