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Curmudgeon Malcolm Tent is almost hysterical over historical

Why do people say "an historical account"?  I am hearing this more and more and, in fact, I heard an NPR reporter use it over the weekend!  However, I don't hear anyone speak of the recent film, "An History of Violence".  Do you?  Let's not be pretentious!  It's "a historical account"!  Unless you're Cockney!

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