Haych or Aych?

[Niamh.]

How do you pronounce the letter H?

[kirklancaster]

Haych

[Rob!]

:unsure:

[T*]

Aytch
That's what my grandma taught me because it's proper English :nono:

[lostalex]

the better question would Have been.. "how do you pronounce the letter H"

you didn't even put the letter H in the question.

I know what Sesame Street says, and thats all i need! lol

[Niamh.]

alright sorry, edited :idc:

[lostalex]

alright sorry, edited :idc:

cookie monster says Aytch! :dance:

[Niamh.]

cookie monster says Aytch! :dance:

Cookie monster is always ungry :fan:

[Rob!]

Ohhhh I get it now :laugh:

Haych.

[lostalex]

Cookie monster is always ungry :fan:

the funny thing is, a lot of brits people do say "ungry" not "hungry" ! i don't understand why.

also they don't say Hi, they say Oi! so brits drop the H sound a lot in words...

[smudgie]

Aitch.

The H is silent, as it is in various other words starting with the letter H.
Hour, Hotel, Herb etc. used to drive me nuts as a kid wondering why it was an hour and an Hotel ...anyhow, life is far too short to worry over if I can remember the right way to say anything, the dialect in these parts drop loads of letters all over the place in words so anything goes:laugh:

[T*]

Aitch.



The H is silent, as it is in various other words starting with the letter H.

Hour, Hotel, Herb etc. used to drive me nuts as a kid wondering why it was an hour and an Hotel ...anyhow, life is far too short to worry over if I can remember the right way to say anything, the dialect in these parts drop loads of letters all over the place in words so anything goes:laugh:


Yass!

[Niamh.]

Aitch.

The H is silent, as it is in various other words starting with the letter H.
Hour, Hotel, Herb etc. used to drive me nuts as a kid wondering why it was an hour and an Hotel ...anyhow, life is far too short to worry over if I can remember the right way to say anything, the dialect in these parts drop loads of letters all over the place in words so anything goes:laugh:

The H isn't silent in Hotel? :suspect:

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[Ashley.]

The proper way. :hee:

[Ashley.]

The H isn't silent in Hotel? :suspect:

Some people, especially up north, say 'otel

[T*]

The H isn't silent in Hotel? :suspect:

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No, she means it confused her when she was younger as the H is silent in Hour whereas it isn't in Hotel.

[Niamh.]

No, she means it confused her when she was younger as the H is silent in Hour whereas it isn't in Hotel.

Sounded like she was to me :suspect:

[smudgie]

We say 'otel up here..so saying "an hotel "is the norm. (Well, some of us do)
Having said that, many many moons ago we were taught that in our very expensive private school.
It was in Africa so maybe they leaned more to the old ways using the French pronunciation:shrug:
Thinking about it, it does drive hubby crackers when I say otel:laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I will save everyone some time here

if you are saying Haych you are common and saying it wrong

:smug:

[Niamh.]

No, she means it confused her when she was younger as the H is silent in Hour whereas it isn't in Hotel.

We say 'otel up here..so saying "an hotel "is the norm. (Well, some of us do)
Having said that, many many moons ago we were taught that in our very expensive private school.
It was in Africa so maybe they leaned more to the old ways using the French pronunciation:shrug:
Thinking about it, it does drive hubby crackers when I say otel:laugh:

:idc:

[RichardG]

Haych

[Crimson Dynamo]

the absolute worst is people saying Free when they mean Three

its disgusting

:yuk:

[lostalex]

i feel like everyone knows how to pronounce "H" but now you are making it like a political thing, where you have to say Hay-tch just to be anti-American

i feel like some people just want to be against americans sometimes. i really do feel that way sometimes.

[Niamh.]

the absolute worst is people saying Free when they mean Three

its disgusting

:yuk:

How about tree? :smug:

[Crimson Dynamo]

i feel like everyone knows how to pronounce "H" but now you are making it like a political thing, where you have to say Hay-tch just to be anti-American

i feel like some people just want to be against americans sometimes.

until you learn how to say groceries and pasta we will always be, and rightly so, anti-american

[Crimson Dynamo]

How about tree? :smug:

thats just cute


:hee:

[Niamh.]

thats just cute


:hee:

:fan:

[lostalex]

until you learn how to say groceries and pasta we will always be, and rightly so, anti-american

well i think it rude. cause even though we pronounce things differently, i feel like americans are much more polite about it, and we go out of our way to say that we like your accent and appreciate our differences. but i don't feel like british people appreciate our politeness.

[Niamh.]

I love the Southern American accent like Matthew McConnaughys :lovedup:

[Crimson Dynamo]

well i think it rude. cause even though we pronounce things differently, i feel like americans are much more polite about it, and we go out of our way to say that we like your accent and appreciate our differences. but i don't feel like british people appreciate our politeness.

No

The fact Americans say sir and ma'am is greatly admired here. Politeness as always admired by Brits

[T*]

:idc:


Fight me Niamh :fist:

[T*]

i feel like everyone knows how to pronounce "H" but now you are making it like a political thing, where you have to say Hay-tch just to be anti-American

i feel like some people just want to be against americans sometimes. i really do feel that way sometimes.


Wha...?

[Niamh.]

Fight me Niamh :fist:

You don't want to go there :idc:

[lostalex]

No

The fact Americans say sir and ma'am is greatly admired here. Politeness as always admired by Brits

well that is nice to hear, but i don't think most brits ever say that to americans i don't think they ever say that they appreciate some of the things we do.

sometimes it just feels like all brits think of us all as george bush war mongers, and rednecks.

[Ashley.]

How about tree? :smug:

I love that accent.

"That'll be tree fiddy, please"

[armand.kay]

Mess @ a silent H in hotel and herb honestly never heard someone pronounce the words without an H.

[T*]

You don't want to go there :idc:


:hmph:

[Crimson Dynamo]

well that is nice to hear, but i don't think most brits ever say that to americans i don't think they ever say that they appreciate some of the things we do.

sometimes it just feels like all brits think of us all as george bush war mongers, and rednecks.

Its easy to fall for the stereotypes like the classic "americans dont get irony" when they make seinfeld, mash, curb, office usa, taxi etc

at least you are not french *shudder* or an australian *double shudder*

[lostalex]

Its easy to fall for the stereotypes like the classic "americans dont get irony" when they make seinfeld, mash, curb, office usa, taxi etc

at least you are not french *shudder* or an australian *double shudder*

well australians also have their own special charm. i caN't defend the french (though maybe i could if i was on a train)

but thanks for saying you appreciate some aspects of american culture. i appreciate it.

[T*]

why is there a debate about stereotypes in a thread about pronunciation

[Crimson Dynamo]

well australians also have their own special charm. i caN't defend the french (though maybe i could if i was on a train)

but thanks for saying you appreciate some aspects of american culture. i appreciate it.

Like most I grew up with american culture through tv and comics like spiderman, mad, cracked etc

[T*]

Can we not

[Shaun]

ugh tibb is so common

[Josy]

Aytch

[Cal.]

Aych

[Cal.]

I say hotel and herb like otel and erb

[lostalex]

I say hotel and herb like otel and erb

don[t let anyone make you feel bad about that babe.

[Calderyon]

H.

[Calderyon]

But more like Eitch/Eytch tbh.

[armand.kay]

I say hotel and herb like otel and erb

not your avant garde accent.

[Ashley.]

Come to think of it, I don't pronounce the H at all :laugh:

I just speak too fast to notice. :(

[lewis111]

I hate it so so much when people say haytch andnidk why but I just feel it's so wrong

[Pete.]

Aych tbh

[jennyjuniper]

Haitch.