an homage vs a homage

Both 'an homage' and 'a homage' are correct, but 'an homage' is more commonly used in American English, while 'a homage' is more common in British English. The choice between 'an' and 'a' depends on the pronunciation of the following word.

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an homage

This phrase is correct and commonly used in American English.

Use 'an homage' when the following word starts with a vowel sound, as in 'an homage to his achievements.'

Examples:

She paid an homage to her favorite artist.
The event was an homage to classic literature.
He delivered an homage to the pioneers of the industry.
It was an homage to the traditions of the past.
The film was an homage to the golden age of Hollywood.

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No, this is an homage to mothers everywhere.
My ensemble is an homage to the recent royal wedding and the late Alexander McQueen.
Until then, this thoughtless new building just sits on the windswept downtown corner like a zombie in a cheap new suit, its brick coat somehow meant as an homage to atomized Eaton's, but coming off more as an insult to the grand old department store,
No, more of an homage.
It was an homage to Silence of the Lambs.
"Arabesque," is an homage to Debussy.
I did their Christmas display last year - an homage to 1940s' noir.
It will be an homage to the second best special of all time, the Judy Garland Christmas show.
I mean, this seat belt feels like more of an homage to safety.
I'm a big fan of Stephen Hawking, and I wanted to use all eight hours of his Cambridge lecture series to create an homage.
Call it an homage to a fellow Traveler i greatly admire.
It's a little late in the day for an homage to Audrey.
If that seems petty and vindictive and small, think of it as an homage to my father and the tiny part of us that is the same.
Ladies, gentlemen, the film you're about to see today is an homage to the "no reason" - that most powerful element of style.
If Trey all of a sudden wants to do an homage to Heavy Metal, the animated movie...
As you probably saw in the first programme, we were doing an homage to the V8, driving all the way across Patagonia, from the town of Bariloche here, on our way to Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego.
The one that Uma Thurman wore was different, but it was also an homage to the original, which was worn by the greatest martial artist the world has ever known.
So, we thought, like, if that's the truth, why don't we make this project an homage, so we nicknamed the project the LEGO Towers and thought the best way to communicate it would be to build it out of LEGO.
I mean, yes, it's an homage to Wilson, but it's from an entirely new P.O.V.
The term's an homage, and when uttered with absolute certainty, it is a surprisingly effective answer to,

Alternatives:

a tribute
a nod
a salute
a recognition
a commemoration

a homage

This phrase is correct and commonly used in British English.

Use 'a homage' when the following word starts with a consonant sound, as in 'a homage to her work.'