Sen. John McCain gave a gracious but error-filled concession speech Tuesday night.

“This is an historic election…” he said. The problem? Historic begins with a consonant — and it’s not silent — which means it should be paired with the article a, not an. John McCain is a hero and his wife is an heiress (because that h is silent).

The 72-year-old also had some problems with plural-singular agreement. “Let there be no reason now for any American to fail to cherish their citizenship in this, the greatest nation on Earth.”

When you’re talking about “any American,” singular, you should describe his or her citizenship, not their, a plural pronoun.

But we forgive the old man: He must be exhausted by the long campaign. Now he can focus on his grill and not worry about whether his subjects and pronouns agree.