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The Chicago Manual of Style says:
Before a pronounced "h", or long "u" (or "eu"), and such words as "one", the indefinite article should be "a."
Examples: a hotel, a historic study, a euphonious word, such a one, a union, But an honor, and an heir.
Why ‘an’ in front of an ‘h’-word?
The Chicago Manual of Style says:
Before a pronounced "h", or long "u" (or "eu"), and such words as "one", the indefinite article should be "a."
Examples: a hotel, a historic study, a euphonious word, such a one, a union, But an honor, and an heir.