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whitelion

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Dec 16, 2003
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Was a little surprised to hear a BBC Five Live presenter pronouncing the H in HR.

So is it:

Haitch or
Aitch?
 






whitelion

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Dec 16, 2003
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I guess some users who say Haitch do so because they think they shouldn't 'drop their Hs' but wrongly do so.
 
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Harry Wilson's tackle

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Oct 8, 2003
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Doesn't bother me greatly. Unlike people who drop the r from the past tense of buy (because it sounds posher, FFS.). Bought, as in the past tense of 'bing'. I'm getting all cross now. :facepalm::lolol:
 




whitelion

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Doesn't bother me greatly. Unlike people who drop the r from the past tense of buy (because it sounds posher, FFS.). Bought, as in the past tense of 'bing'. I'm getting all cross now. :facepalm::lolol:

That's just misusing the wrong word rather than pronunciation.
 




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Juan Albion

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On a recent trip to the UK I was shocked how bad pronunciation often is there. Even the BBC can't get it right any more. It is 'our,' not 'are'. It is 'mayor,' not 'mare.' It is 'secretary,' not 'seckertary.'

Grrrr. Pronounced 'Grrrr.'
 








Mr Bridger

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It's BreXit, not Breggsit, Tim Farron you muppet !!!
 




Frutos

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Doesn't bother me greatly. Unlike people who drop the r from the past tense of buy (because it sounds posher, FFS.). Bought, as in the past tense of 'bing'. I'm getting all cross now. :facepalm:[emoji38]ol:

Surely the past tense of buy is bought, which doesn't have an 'r' in it to start with.

???
 



















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