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| posted by AKA 3 days ago |
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Is it correct to say:
Aitch B O
Or
Haitch B O
Talkin' sh1te, 24/7
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| posted by beebs 3 days ago |
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Both are correct, depending on which part of the world you're from and I did hear a rumbling (could even be an old wives' tale) years ago that you could tell if someone was brought up a Catholic according to the way they pronounce the letter "h". Anyways, I use "haitch".
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| posted by tiger lily 3 days ago |
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I was at an optician reading out the eye test.
I said ..' Haitch'
The optician smiled and said : you must be from England, as Canadians pronouce 'Aitch' and not 'Haitch'.
I said I never knew. He told me he is from England as well, he says Haitch.
Is he right  .
~When I am finally holding all the cards, why does everybody decide to play chess ?~
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| posted by Load Toad 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) |
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There's nothing wrong in dropping the haitch from haitch and saying aitch.
Potters drop haitch all the time.
The Monkees were better than The Beatles.
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| posted by Lazy 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) |
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I'm from nowhere and I say "aitch" if I'm speaking English, "ashe" if I'm speaking French.
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| posted by bunthorne 3 days ago |
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Run "aitch' through Onelook and you'll get 18 entries in both American and British dictionaries with corresponding pronunciation.
Do the same with 'haitch' and you'll get none. That seems pretty conclusive.
'haitch' is for the Mrs Buckets of this world.
(Lazy - the derivation is from the French "ache" - but I suspect you know that anyway  )
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| posted by Lazy 3 days ago |
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Now that I think of it, the only people I've ever heard prononce "haitch" are French or Spanish people speaking Inspector-Cluzot English.
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| posted by tiger lily 3 days ago |
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and me, a HK native
~When I am finally holding all the cards, why does everybody decide to play chess ?~
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| posted by bunthorne 3 days ago |
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...not an HK native, then
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| posted by Juno Watt 3 days ago |
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quote:
Originally posted by tiger lily
and me, a HK native
I thought it was conclusively proved that you were English?
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| posted by puyi 3 days ago |
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so if its aitch then its ong kong and orses for courses
darren rudd is a sinophile
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| posted by tiger lily 3 days ago |
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 onestly, you onkongers !!!!
~When I am finally holding all the cards, why does everybody decide to play chess ?~
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