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    'a historic' would be correct. We're not frogs.
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    Wotcher - so Cockneys are amphibians? I 'ardly fink so, guv.

    Anyway, the 'wrong' usage of the semicolon quoted looks perfectly o.k. for me, while the 'correct' usage is rather poor - while not wrong, i'd prefer a colon there.
    I'm used to apply the semicolon as a sort of super-comma, to denote a break too significant for a comma but not enough so to warrant a period. Whether or not a semicolon should be used is then a judgement call of the writer, not a definite 'wrong/false' rule.

    And hey, you _can_ use a semicolon in co;rrect.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pumpernickel View Post
    Wotcher - so Cockneys are amphibians? I 'ardly fink so, guv.

    Anyway, the 'wrong' usage of the semicolon quoted looks perfectly o.k. for me, while the 'correct' usage is rather poor - while not wrong, i'd prefer a colon there.
    I'm used to apply the semicolon as a sort of super-comma, to denote a break too significant for a comma but not enough so to warrant a period. Whether or not a semicolon should be used is then a judgement call of the writer, not a definite 'wrong/false' rule.

    And hey, you _can_ use a semicolon in co;rrect.

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    > 'a historic' would be correct

    Are you sure about that? There is quite a debate.
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    The proper use for "A" and "An" is "A" is used for continents and "An" is used for vowels. idk about Historic because since i don't even know how to pronounce it, but if the H is silent, use an. If it's pronounced, use a.
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    As in "a Africa"?

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    Oops, auto correct kicked in. Constants (such as b,c,d,f,g and so on)
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    I think you mean consonants.. unless we're now talking about equations.

    As for the "historic" debate I'm with the A team..

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    Well, an university would say that is an Utopian idea : )

    Both are considered acceptable, but 'a historic' gets
    the nod.
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    "Historic" is not pronounced with as "istoric" unless you're a frenchman. If that isn't reason enough to say "a historic" instead of "an historic", the second sounds fucking stupid and is hard to say without sounding like a total douche.
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