User blog comment:The Milkman/Twitter Responses: Bethesda Still Having Issues/@comment-85.29.108.218-20121010083903/@comment-5280592-20121011211756

That just makes him American! We abuse the English language as a national passtime in Eagleland.

While on the subject, what are the grammar laws on a/an and 'h'? We have things that work fine both ways.

"...a half an hour..."