I was always brought up to think that 'Aitch' was the correct pronounciation, but lots of people I know say 'Haitch' which is correct?
2007-09-08 09:56:57 · 24 answers · asked by Jude 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Aitch
but the ground is unstable 40 years ago no one in Britain would have dreamt of pronouncing the H in Hotel
2007-09-08 10:12:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Correct pronunciation is 'aitch'. There is no 'h' silent or otherwise. Where you come from is irrelevant. The name of a letter and the sound it makes are not the same. People who say 'haitch' are confusing the sound and the name and coming up with a mix of the two.
2007-09-08 12:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by ammie 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I was taught both in school and at home to pronounce H as aitch it was considered common to say haitch and people were looked down on if they said haitch. How can children nowadays speak the Queens English if even teachers, especially English teachers can t speak our language properly
2016-02-16 21:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by chriss 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aitch. H is an aspirate- that is when used at the beginning of a word it is pronounced by using the breath as in have. In the English language it is often used as a silent letter as in light, eight, bough, cough, bought- as you see combined most often with a g to produce a different sound.
2007-09-08 10:13:46 · answer #4 · answered by coffee 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Aitch
2007-09-08 10:06:56 · answer #5 · answered by Tony A 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Aitch
2007-09-08 10:04:37 · answer #6 · answered by trish 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Aitch is the way it is spelled and is the way it should be pronounced. Where on earth does this haitch come from? I hear it more and more these days, it is most irritating.
2007-09-08 10:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If you're talking about how the name of the letter is pronounced, it is certainly "aitch" in the U.S.
As far as how to pronounce the letter in a word, a book could be written on the subject!
2007-09-08 10:05:51 · answer #8 · answered by Lisa B 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I live in NY and everyone I ever knew said H as "aitch". It was not until I went to Australia that I heard people say H as "haitch". I think that the way that you pronounce it depends on where you are brought up.
2007-09-08 10:07:34 · answer #9 · answered by Daniel 2 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Aitch.
2007-09-08 10:07:34 · answer #10 · answered by jonz4 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It is definitely 'Aitch' - only people in England pronounce it as 'Haitch'
2007-09-08 21:54:07 · answer #11 · answered by ipoian 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋