For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don’t want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That’s ludicrous!

That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use “less” when they should use “fewer”

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s “an historical,” not “a historical.” I don’t care if that’s outdated, that’s proper.

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      3 months ago

      Depends how you pronounce “historical”. If you pronounce it the ‘correct’ but outdated way, with a silent H, then saying “an historical” makes sense. But most people pronounce the H, which is why saying “a historical” makes sense. The whole reason of having a / an is because it makes it easier for your mouth to reshape itself for the next word you’re saying.