A(n) Historic Moment

There have been a few times in which I've found myself in the middle of the debate between people who think "historic" should be preceded by "a" and those who think it should be "an." My understanding is that either way is correct, so I haven't really cared about these discussions.

Regardless, the Obama administration may have passed judgment on the issue in the form of a mass email today, entitled "A Historic Moment."







For what it's worth, the New York Times seems to favor "an," and even gossip blogger Perez Hilton likes the "an."

My guess is that someone in the Team Obama email writing department thought "an" might seem too elitist, so they went for "a."

Me? I don't really care.