Which do you say?

[Shaun]

:shocked:

[Mystic Mock]

huh?

[Smithy]

GaGa?:amazed:

[Ninastar]

mmmm what'cha saaaaay

[Shaun]

sorry, took a while to look up the french pronunciation :p

[Smithy]

Oh, there was no poll, so me posting GaGa makes me look like a complete ****z

[Raph]

'Aitch' :tongue:

[Jack_]

Haitch

[Ninastar]

how weird. I was thinking about this today!

[Smithy]

Haitch

[Josy]

Haitch.

[Omen]

H

[KG.]

Aitch is the correct pronounciation, so aitch, I'm shocked there's more "Haitchers."

[Jayson]

Aitch, because I'm not a filthy pauper.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

m

[Shaun]

It's strange how dropping the "H" from other words in pronunciation is more stereotypically seen as a sign of poor diction (such as "alf" instead of "half") whereas the correct pronunciation of the letter is without it.

[Lee.]

Aitch is the correct pronounciation, so aitch, I'm shocked there's more "Haitchers."

Just what I was thinking. I hardly know anybody who says "haitch"

[Jessica.]

I can't type how I say it. :(

[Enid]

Haitch. From the south.

[Harry!]

Haitch

[Kerry]

aitch seen as though thats how it's supposed to be said

[MeMyselfAndI]

Haitch
Aitch sounds chavy

[Kerry]

Haitch
Aitch sounds chavy

Learn how to speak English then

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

why would you need to say h anyway? unless you were spelling something and i imagine that those who say 'aitch' cant spell so it doesnt really matter

[MeMyselfAndI]

Learn how to speak English then

its the letter "h" so im just calling it by the letter ;)
ur not

[Kerry]

its the letter "h" so im just calling it by the letter ;)
ur not

The actual letter is pronounced 'aitch'

[MeMyselfAndI]

well jaye dont insult me when ur in the minority of the forum :rolleyes:

[Kerry]

well jaye dont insult me when ur in the minority of the forum :rolleyes:

Why am I insulting you? You're the one using text speak, incorrect grammar and English

[KG.]

Haitch. From the south.

I'm from the south, it's not a matter of where you're from, Aitch is the correct pronounciation :hugesmile:

its the letter "h" so im just calling it by the letter ;)
ur not

Calling it by the letter?

Does this mean you pronounce f as feff, l a lell, m as memm, n as nenn, s as sess, w as wubble-u and x as xexx?

[Callum]

Haitch

[Smithy]

Enid you bitch :nono:

[Patrick]

Heard it was only British people that said AICH here everyone says Haich but then again judging by the amount of people on here that said Haich I guess I was told wrong.

[Kerry]

Heard it was only British people that said AICH here everyone says Haich but then again judging by the amount of people on here that said Haich I guess I was told wrong.

I wouldn't go by this forum to be honest....

[Jords]

Haitch.

[MTVN]

Haitch, although Aitch is the correct pronunication.

[Shaun]

why is being correct in the minority? :bored:

[Kerry]

why is being correct in the minority? :bored:

It's not txt spk

[Jords]

It's not txt spk

I dont think text speech has anything to do with it tbf. Its just how weve been taught to pronounce it and its stuck. :laugh:

[MTVN]

"In almost all dialects of English, the name for the letter is pronounced /ˈeɪtʃ/ and spelled ‹aitch›[1] or occasionally ‹eitch›. The pronunciation /ˈheɪtʃ/ and hence a spelling of ‹haitch› is often considered to be h-adding and hence nonstandard. It is, however, a feature of Hiberno-English[2] and other varieties of English, such as those of Malaysia and Singapore. In Northern Ireland it is a shibboleth as Protestant schools teach aitch and Catholics haitch.[3] In Australia, this has also been attributed to Catholic school teaching and is estimated to be in use by 60% of the population.[4] The perceived name of the letter affects the choice of indefinite article before initialisms beginning with H: for example "an HTML page" or "a HTML page". The pronunciation /ˈheɪtʃ/ may be a hypercorrection formed by analogy with the names of the other letters of the alphabet, most of which include the sound they represent.[5]

The non-standard haitch pronunciation of h has spread in the United Kingdom, being used by approximately 24% of British people born since 1982."

Yes, I did really google this.

[Kerry]

I dont think text speech has anything to do with it tbf. Its just how weve been taught to pronounce it and its stuck. :laugh:

I know. I hate to be such a freak about it too but I'm a stickler for English (despite not being great at it myself). I'm just old fashioned :D

[BB_Eye]

why is being correct in the minority? :bored:
American forums are the worst. Frequent use of the word 'then' when they should be saying 'than'. "My grammar is no worse then yours"

[Mrluvaluva]

It's strange how dropping the "H" from other words in pronunciation is more stereotypically seen as a sign of poor diction (such as "alf" instead of "half") whereas the correct pronunciation of the letter is without it.

"An 'alf" is the way cockneys talk Shaun. You do not say "An 'otel" unless you are from the Eastend. "An Hotel" is correct. Again not "A Hotel". People do not pronounce N's' before Aitch's anymore. "An house" is correct, again, not "an 'ouse". FGS, ask an high class secretary with an forum count under 10,000. She will set you straight.

[Kerry]

American forums are the worst. Frequent use of the word 'then' when they should be saying 'than'. "My grammar is no worse then yours"

Of instead of Have gets to me.

"I should of......" No it's I should HAVE.......

[Jords]

Of instead of Have gets to me.

"I should of......" No it's I should HAVE.......

:blush2:

I do correct myself if I notice Ive done that though, lmao.

[Kerry]

What on earth has forum count got to do with anything?

Anyway, I'm off. This will turn sour

[Lucy.]

Haitch

[_Seth]

Haych.

[Mrluvaluva]

What on earth has forum count got to do with anything?

Anyway, I'm off. This will turn sour

You miss the point....Bye.

[Kerry]

You miss the point....Bye.

:wavey:

[SoBig]

mmmm what'cha saaaaay

http://www.gifsoup.com/view/88850/jason-derulo-whatcha-say-o.gif

[Tom4784]

Aitch.

[Z]

Aitch, bitches.

[Stacey.]

Haitch because aitch just sounds wrong when it begins with the letter "H" anyway.

[Niamh.]

Haitch

[Captain.Remy]

English isn't my first language but I don't pronounce it like a weirdo (if I did, then that'd be worrying considering I've been learning English for 15 years), so I pronounce it Haitch.

[Tom]

On its own its pronounced as 'Aitch' but when its used in a word its pronounced with emphasis on the 'h' sound e.g. hotel. 'Haitch' is incorrect and it really annoys me