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This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

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Anon takes a DNA test (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Actual_Idiot@midwest.social 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

isn't "an hero" technically correct? It sounds weird, but it is not grammatically wrong.

[–] ikka@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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.

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 3 points 3 days ago

Not unless you’re Dick Van Dyke doing cockney, it’s not.

[–] gnu@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

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.