[Haskell-cafe] Re: how to write an haskell binding

[Jeremy Shaw]

At Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:36:30 +0100,
Brian Hulley wrote:

> >>> What about words like 'hour' and 'honest'?

> > Don't forget "honor".

> So I'd say these two words are closely related, so the search is still on 
> for another word with silent 'h' not related to time or integrity.

How about heir? Also, until recently, herb and humble?

Got those from this page:

http://www.askoxford.com/worldofwords/wordfrom/aitches/?view=uk

Which also notes that sometimes we still use 'an' even though the 'h'
is no longer silent. For example, 'an heroic effort', or 'an historic
moment'.

j.