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Pronunciation
Was a little surprised to hear a BBC Five Live presenter pronouncing the H in HR.
So is it:
Haitch or
Aitch?
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Aitch.
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Aitch - it is in the dictionary
http://www.whichenglish.com/Better-E...-or-aitch.html28-06-2017, 17:01 #4Members
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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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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.
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That's just misusing the wrong word rather than pronunciation. Originally Posted by Harry Wilson's tackle
This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteDoesn'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. Originally Posted by Yoda
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The aspirate is dropped.
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That's what I keep telling them! Originally Posted by whitelion
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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.'
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Aitch.
While I'm contributing in a thread about Five Live stuff.
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