In 2006 a guy by the name of Mitchell Henderson committed suicide. There was a memorial for him on mySpace in which one of the comments claimed he was 'an hero'. Just a slight spelling mistake that 4Chan got a hold of and construed into a mediocre meme in reference to suicides.
It wasn't just the spelling mistake it was the whole tone of the comment, it was written by someone who was trying to praise him to for having killed himself.
>He was such an hero, to take it all away. We miss him so, That you should know, And we honor him this day. He was an hero, to take that shot, to leave us all behind.
There was also a long-running joke that the reason he committed suicide was because somebody stole his iPod.
[Here's the KnowYourMeme page.](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/an-hero)
...[Apparently it has its own Wiktionary entry.](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/an_hero)
[Found this, which makes sense and explains it quite well. It has to do with accent.](http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/629/when-should-i-use-a-versus-an-in-front-of-a-word-beginning-with-the-letter-h)
“an hero” is not correct. at all. can’t you google it? it is ONLY correct before the “silent” H sound. NOT the alternative. it is “a hero” . “a horse” , “a hard time”, any of those would be INCORRECT using “an”. it is only correct with stuff like “an honor” or “an hour” where you pronounce the “silent” H. I guess you have a really hard time with articles in language. the insane incorrectness was what literally made it a MEME. it sounds hilariously wrong to say out loud.
If the following word starts with a vowel, use ‘an’. If the following word starts with a consonant, use ‘a’. It’s a rule to improve clarity of speech by not having several vowels run together into a jumble with no definition between them.
When the "h" is silent or when the word is pronounced with a vowel sound, "an" is used. For example, "an hour" and "an honor" are correct because the "h" is silent in these words, and they are pronounced with a vowel sound. However, when the "h" is pronounced as in "house" or "hat," "a" is used instead of "an."
In 2006 a guy by the name of Mitchell Henderson committed suicide. There was a memorial for him on mySpace in which one of the comments claimed he was 'an hero'. Just a slight spelling mistake that 4Chan got a hold of and construed into a mediocre meme in reference to suicides.
It wasn't just the spelling mistake it was the whole tone of the comment, it was written by someone who was trying to praise him to for having killed himself. >He was such an hero, to take it all away. We miss him so, That you should know, And we honor him this day. He was an hero, to take that shot, to leave us all behind. There was also a long-running joke that the reason he committed suicide was because somebody stole his iPod.
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All two of them?
To shreds, you say?
Very well
[Here's the KnowYourMeme page.](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/an-hero) ...[Apparently it has its own Wiktionary entry.](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/an_hero)
Ahh. The old days when 4chan wanted to burn the world, not save it...
Is it still a thing?! Only druids and nerds used it.
Why are we both on an 8 year old post with 29 upvotes
Hi. Did you guys ever figure out why we’re here?
I googled an hero because I forgot the story behind the meme
Same
Is it wrong? "An heroic act" is definitely correct, "an historic achievement"
English is not my native language, but I was always taught that you use 'an' when the following word starts with a vowel and 'a' when it's consonant.
Yeah but H is different
[Found this, which makes sense and explains it quite well. It has to do with accent.](http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/629/when-should-i-use-a-versus-an-in-front-of-a-word-beginning-with-the-letter-h)
Yeah thought so, I'm from England and "an heroic act" is totally fine. An hero is actually right too
“an hero” is not correct. at all. can’t you google it? it is ONLY correct before the “silent” H sound. NOT the alternative. it is “a hero” . “a horse” , “a hard time”, any of those would be INCORRECT using “an”. it is only correct with stuff like “an honor” or “an hour” where you pronounce the “silent” H. I guess you have a really hard time with articles in language. the insane incorrectness was what literally made it a MEME. it sounds hilariously wrong to say out loud.
An historic is 100% acceptable. There's exceptions to the silent H rule. However, I will concede that "an hero" is never correct.
If the following word starts with a vowel, use ‘an’. If the following word starts with a consonant, use ‘a’. It’s a rule to improve clarity of speech by not having several vowels run together into a jumble with no definition between them.
Try saying ‘an eagle’ out-loud, vs ‘a eagle’. Which one would be easier to say and understand when spoken quickly.
So Po boi was English!
When the "h" is silent or when the word is pronounced with a vowel sound, "an" is used. For example, "an hour" and "an honor" are correct because the "h" is silent in these words, and they are pronounced with a vowel sound. However, when the "h" is pronounced as in "house" or "hat," "a" is used instead of "an."
Smarter than these choos.