User talk:Clinton Boys

Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. Oberiko 15:53, 14 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Shorchipch'nsawt

Shorchipch'nsawt has been proposed for deletion as a hoax. Please provide sources for your information or refrain from inserting nonsense into the encyclopedia. NickelShoe 04:39, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"an historical"

Hi. Please don't change "a historical" to "an historical". "A historical" is acceptable everywhere and preferred in the U.S. and Canada. Even in Britain, where the "an" is more frequent than it is anywhere else, the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary says in the entry for a only that "some retain an" before words beginning with h followed by an unaccented vowel. I think if you check any Australian dictionary or usage guide you'll find the same thing—a is normal, an is accepted as a variant. —JerryFriedman 16:43, 19 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad if it's useful. I hope I didn't sound too harsh—it's one of my pet peeves. —JerryFriedman 01:30, 22 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]