Freightliner Inspiration Truck Unveiled at Hoover Dam

Re:Freightliner Inspiration Truck Unveiled at Hoover Dam by jokr004 on Thursday May 07, 2015 @10:28AM (#9505258)

Am I being irrational or is anyone else infuriated by the use of "an historic"? No one would ever say "an history", why do people say this?

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Re:Freightliner Inspiration Truck Unveiled at Hoover Dam by lojack on Thursday May 07, 2015 @10:31AM (#9505280)

> A historic is more common in both American and British English, but both usages are sufficiently common to be considered correct.

http://www.betterwritingskills.com/tip-w005.html

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Re:Freightliner Inspiration Truck Unveiled at Hoover Dam by noblethrasher on Thursday May 07, 2015 @10:48AM (#9505422)

I'm sure that I am in the minority, but for some reason "a historic" sounds like it should be an adjective meaning "non-historic" (like "apolitical" or "amoral").

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