The "Frank Wolf International Religious Freedom Act"
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Blade_TillTheEnd — 9 years ago(December 23, 2016 12:12 PM)
After all, if atheism is simply a "lack of belief," what is there to protect?
They have to protect an atheist's belief that there is no God. They also need to protect the atheist religion.
I have no interest in refraining from my dishonesty and stupidity.
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Melanie000 — 9 years ago(December 22, 2016 08:46 PM)
You can use a or an in front of historic
Wrong. Try saying "a historic" out loud. (Maybe it sounds okay with a chaw a' baccy" in your mouth, but it's an abomination.
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Miscella — 9 years ago(December 22, 2016 09:07 PM)
Try saying "a historic" out loud.
Actually, to be fair, "a horse" or "a hair" sounds fine, whereas "an horse" or "an hair" doesn't. VomisaaCaasi was right; the [sic] was unnecessary. There may have been a time where 'an historic' was proper English according to the textbooks, but colloquial usage wins again. -
Miscella — 9 years ago(December 22, 2016 10:07 PM)
Last I checked, Oxford wasn't in the US
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/a-historic-event-or-an-historic-event
Also last I check, this isn't the 18th or 19th century anymore.
They both sound fine to me. 'Istoric', however, does not.
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Edward-Elizabeth-Hitler — 9 years ago(December 23, 2016 06:52 PM)
Being English myself and speaking it on a daily basis. It's "a historic event", unless you're a cockney. Your students should complain.
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CashIsSupreme — 9 years ago(December 22, 2016 09:19 PM)
The (sic) is not necessary. You can use a or an in front of historic
^This. Some people pronounce 'historic' with a silent 'h' while others pronounce it with an aspirated, not emphasized 'h' that is barely audible. This would make 'an' the correct indefinite article. For those who place the emphasis on the first syllable with a clearly audible 'h' the correct word is 'a'. So in written form either is acceptable.
"An aversion to homosexuality is called heterosexuality." - ErJen