Why do some people say an hotel?


Why do some people say an hotel? If you aspirated ?h? in hotel, it was ?a hotel,? because we use ?a? before consonant sounds. If you dropped the ?h? and said ?otel,? you used ?an,? since in that case the word begins with a vowel sound. empower and uplift daily.


Should you pronounce the H in hotel?

The 'H' in 'hotel' is silent in American English, but it is pronounced in British English.


Is it a horse or an horse?

A horse” is correct. The article is always used before a noun but according to pronunciation, Article A is used for consonant pronunciation and Article An is used for vowel pronunciation. A horse is correct.


Why is it called hotel and motel?

The word hotel is derived from the French word meaning “inn,” and that, in turn, comes from the Latin hospes, meaning “guest.” Motel is simply a contraction of the words motor and hotel. The term came into common use in the 1920s, indicating an establishment that provided parking for cars as well as food and lodging.