an historic or a historic

You should use “an” before a word beginning with an “H” only if the “H”is not pronounced: “an honest effort”; it’s properly “a historic event”though many sophisticated speakers somehow prefer the sound of “anhistoric,” so that version is not likely to get you into any realtrouble.

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• interment vs internment
• all for not vs all for naught
• appauled vs appalled
• ruff vs rough
• gaurd vs guard
• phantom vs fathom
• heal vs heel
• tooken vs took vs taken
• epic vs epoch
• stood vs stayed

News & Articles

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• Loveland resident restores historic fire truck in Milford
  Parades in Milford, Loveland and other nearby areas soon may feature an historic vehicle.
  June 14, 2013 - The Cincinnati Enquirer
• Historic shrimp boat museum set to reopen in Pascagoula
  An historic shrimp boat that's been out of commission for years due to hurricane damage will soon reopen as a museum. The Scranton Museum highlights the life of shrimpers and the great coastal environment we are surrounded by every day. Patrice Clark has the story.
  June 13, 2013 - WLOX-TV Biloxi

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• Historic home gets upgrade
  By SARAH WILLIAMS Special to The Press DRESDEN — A historic house is getting a makeover, and residents seem excited about the restoration of the former Moran House located at 151 South Cedar St.
  June 14, 2013 - Weakley County Press
• Historic cancer study seeks local participants
  PARK HILLS – St. Francois and surrounding county residents will have the opportunity to participate in a historic study that the American Cancer Society says will have the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations.
  June 13, 2013 - Park Hills Daily Journal