• ikka@lemmy.sdf.org
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          What do you mean “not grammatically wrong” ?

          “An” is used before words that start with a vowel sound.

          An orange. A cop. An easter egg. A yeast overgrowth. An hour. A hero. etc.

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            Ok thank God, I thought I was going crazy for a second. This is the rule I follow and I had a moment where I thought maybe I’d been wrong my entire life. Should be more confident.

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          Depends whether you pronounce the H or not. If the way you say it doesn’t differentiate between hero and 'ero then you could use ‘an’ but it’ll appear wrong to others who do pronounce a difference between the two.