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The letter "H" - Eych or Heych. How do YOU pronounce it?

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Reply 20

EvenStevens

one2three_abc

Yeah, that's 'Double Vee'

Not really a "W" sound though, is it :p:

Anyway, it's actually "Double U" as the original digraph in early usage of the letter was "uu"

Reply 21

Indievertigo

Rei

Wait a minute, so for people who say "AITCH", would it be.. "Use an H".. or "Use a H"..

It goes by the sound doesn't it, so it would be an aitch.

Reply 22

Rei

Indievertigo

It goes by the sound doesn't it, so it would be an aitch.

Well that means.. when it's written on paper as.. Picked up a hat, you'd read it as... PICKED UP AN AT.

Reply 23

one2three_abc

EvenStevens

Not really a "W" sound though, is it :p:

Anyway, it's actually "Double U" as the original digraph in early usage of the letter was "uu"

Yeah, I think it looks like a 'wuh' sound... :rolleyes:

Reply 24

Untitled258

With my accent we dont say it at all :-/. i come from a-wood, not heywood lol.

If i had to choose though it'd be heych

Reply 25

bellebaihe

haitch! with an h! AN.

Reply 26

EvenStevens

bellebaihe

haitch! with an h! AN.

Oh god, that's a confusing post.

Reply 27

EskimoJo

Both. I randomly switch. :dontknow:

Reply 28

Jace Falco

Rei

Well that means.. when it's written on paper as.. Picked up a hat, you'd read it as... PICKED UP AN AT.

Not really. For some words though, yes it is correct to drop the 'H,' such as hotel. An otel, the otel, is the correct way to pronounce it. Can't think of any more at the moment, but there are a few. As for when such a word is written incorrectly, so, 'a hotel,' I probably would pronounce it correctly, yes. I'd always write it properly myself, though.

Reply 29

FrancisM89

EskimoJo

Both. I randomly switch. :dontknow:

So do I!

Reply 30

Cherry Kisses

Well.. I was brought up to pronounce it 'the proper way' ie Aitch, but when I was in Junior school my best mate always called it Heych and was convinced this was the correct way of saying it and as a sresult I myself began calling it heych too without realising. Now, nearly at my 20s im still calling it heych.. though I sometimes correct myself after saying it