“My kid beat up your honer student.” I had that bumper sticker and someone tore it off and stuck it under my wiper blades. I laugh to this day that someone had that much rage about violence. Kinda an oxymoron
When I was in school, many many years ago, we learned that the correct English would be; “an honor student”. The rule from the wonderful “Basic English Revisited, A Student Handbook” is; “A is used before words that have a consonant sound, AN is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.”
Lately, I see and hear the usage as in the cartoon, and I wonder if the rules have changed or they’re just not being taught. Anyhow, just musing…
dflak over 3 years ago
Sign of the times.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 3 years ago
State College where are future lies has 57 cases so far due to dorm parties.
pat.miner over 3 years ago
Minus 10 for grammar. My child is AN Honor student not My child is A Honor student. :)
sandpiper over 3 years ago
Pray for both to continue unchanged. Gonna be a hard year.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 3 years ago
My other car is a bicycle.
PO' DAWG over 3 years ago
“My kid beat up your honer student.” I had that bumper sticker and someone tore it off and stuck it under my wiper blades. I laugh to this day that someone had that much rage about violence. Kinda an oxymoron
LeftCoastBoomer Premium Member over 3 years ago
When I was in school, many many years ago, we learned that the correct English would be; “an honor student”. The rule from the wonderful “Basic English Revisited, A Student Handbook” is; “A is used before words that have a consonant sound, AN is used before words that begin with a vowel sound.”
Lately, I see and hear the usage as in the cartoon, and I wonder if the rules have changed or they’re just not being taught. Anyhow, just musing…
cuzinron47 over 3 years ago
How can they be an honor student if the keep flunking tests.