Funny job posting

[Way2Broke]

We are accepting resumes for Saab 340 flight attendants for our Cleveland Ohio Base. The only qualifications are that you must be at least twenty-one years old, posses a current driver’s license, can lift 70 pounds, and have an high school education. Our many benefits include: competitive wages, full medical and dental, paid holidays and vacation, flexible schedules, free unlimited travel, 401K retirement, advancement opportunities, and a natural work environment (the great outdoors.) Join us today at RegionsAir and discover all the perks associated with working in the travel industry.


I've never thought of any in-flight position being considered a "natural work environment" in the great outdoors.
Whoever wrote this must only have "AN high school education."

 

[PulluP]

"AN high school education" is correct...

Your idea that 'AN' is used in front of a word beginning with a vowel or 'A' in before a word beginning with a consonant is not entirely correct....'AN' is used preceeding words that also begin with the letter 'h' as in:

'I make $17 an hour to fly a regional jet at BS Airlines'

 

[bubble]

Still sounds tacky.

 

[Way2Broke]

My spell checker said otherwise, but I am certainly not known for my gramatical skill. Look at my current position and you will see that I am quite upfront about that. I knew I should have kept my mouth shut on the "AN" thing. It just didn't sound right to me. oh well..... What I thought was funny was the "great outdoors" part.

 

[WGP guy]

My spell checker said otherwise, but I am certainly not known for my gramatical skill. Look at my current position and you will see that I am quite upfront about that. I knew I should have kept my mouth shut on the "AN" thing. It just didn't sound right to me. oh well..... What I thought was funny was the "great outdoors" part.

If you think about it, you will realize that in some cases, an "h" is almost silent. When you have a "silent h" as the first letter in a word, it is natural to use "an", because the next letter in said word is a vowel. Therefore, although the word starts with an "h", the starting sound is of a vowel.

Here are some examples:

An hour. A hour. Which sounds better?
An heroic. A heroic. Both sound okay depending on the pronunciation of the "h".
An habit. A habit. Which sounds better?

Now you see, "hour" has a naturally silent "h", so "an" is most acceptable. The word "heroic" sounds alright with or without the "h" being silent. The "h" in "habit" is not silent, and there fore is best with just an "a".

Thank you for attending Re-living English Class with WGPguy.

 

[PulluP]

I'm certainly not the grammar police, correct usage of 'AN' and 'A' was pounded into my brain back in grade school, which is why I noticed in the first place.

I have to say it is a good thing I didn't have to take the SAT in the current form with the new essay section, I may never have had the opportunity to fly airplanes.

 

[antisocialist]

I think it's a carryover from England. They never pronounce their "h". Since the H is silent, "an" modifies a vowel.

 

[antisocialist]

Isn't it funny how quickly a thread can digress?

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

I think it's a carryover from England. They never pronounce their "h". Since the H is silent, "an" modifies a vowel.

But we don't speak the Queen's English over here.
(We speak a bastardized version)

CE

 

[Ailerongirl]

I think it's a carryover from England. They never pronounce their "h". Since the H is silent, "an" modifies a vowel.

We surely do pronounce our 'h's'! (Okay maybe some of the lower class don't), but either way it's not a carryover.