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How do you pronounce the letter "h"

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  • #32
    raveni
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭raveni


    Some people take it all a little too seriously.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c13fdSP80IY


  • #33
    4leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭4leto


    Jimoslimos wrote: »
    Yeah I've had this pointed out as well but I generally retort that the English are fond of omitting the 'h' sound when its at the front of a word (surely a more important place!)

    'arry
    'allo
    'ead

    LOL
    That is true, but I never noticed, I will steal your retort :D


  • #34
    wolfpawnat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,124 ✭✭✭wolfpawnat


    chin_grin wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055815809

    /thread.

    I think it is worse that you remember that!!! ;)


  • #35
    Freya Brief Shortchange
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Freya Brief Shortchange


    Why do people say aytch is american, it is british no? :confused:
    I say haytch anyway

    and "or" :pac:


  • #36
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    bluewolf wrote: »
    Why do people say aytch is american, it is british no? :confused:
    I say haytch anyway

    and "or" :pac:

    It is British. When learning the alphabet song you pronounce it Aitch. When you get to end British say zee and Americans say zed.


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  • #37
    Mike 1972
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    Richard wrote: »
    It's funny you should say that, because despite having similar accents and speech mannerisms, Protestants in NI usually say aitch, whilsts Catholics say haitch.

    :confused: How are atheists supposed to pronounce it ?

    I didnt get the memo.


  • #38
    Penfailed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,974 ✭✭✭Penfailed


    Richard wrote: »
    It's funny you should say that, because despite having similar accents and speech mannerisms, Protestants in NI usually say aitch, whilsts Catholics say haitch.

    Yep - that's how it works...it's a bit odd really.

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  • #39
    shannon_tek
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    4leto wrote: »
    I generally don't as my English friend informed me

    Three is tree
    Thought is taught
    Thrive is trive
    etc

    I think or tink its a Dublin thing or ting

    free
    fought
    frive


  • #40
    Saruman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    westendgirlie wrote: »
    When you get to end British say zee and Americans say zed.

    No they don't, you have that backwards, well actually i'm not sure what the British say but American's I am sure of. We say zed and they say zee. Trust me. I say zed, I'm Irish. My American wife says zee.


  • #41
    BBDBB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    Richard wrote: »
    It's funny you should say that, because despite having similar accents and speech mannerisms, Protestants in NI usually say aitch, whilsts Catholics say haitch.

    It's a way to tell what 'sort' a person is,believe it or not.
    Not sure if southern Prods follow the patterns of their Northern counterparts but they may well not.


    ha! thats the way to rebel!

    'it em where it 'urts!


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  • #42
    BBDBB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,899 ✭✭✭✭BBDBB


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    :confused: How are atheists supposed to pronounce it ?

    I didnt get the memo.



    with some feckin reverence!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ;):D


  • #43
    Fizman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭Fizman


    CorkMan wrote: »
    I'm pronounce it like "Hay-ch". It is the same as the word "z". I pronounce it "zed", not "zee".

    Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.


  • #44
    gargleblaster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭gargleblaster


    I've heard many Indian people say 'haitch' so I'm used to that, but I've never heard anyone pronounce 'r' like 'or'.


  • #45
    westendgirlie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,125 ✭✭✭westendgirlie


    Saruman wrote: »
    No they don't, you have that backwards, well actually i'm not sure what the British say but American's I am sure of. We say zed and they say zee. Trust me. I say zed, I'm Irish. My American wife says zee.

    Sshhhh you! I'm from London. Of course I have no idea what I'm talking about. I don't even remember what school I went to let alone what I learnt there!

    But I have a sweet smile see ----> :)


  • #46
    Gamer Bhoy 89
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,684 ✭✭✭Gamer Bhoy 89


    I'm Scottish so "ay-ch" is the way I've said it for years. But I've sometimes said "hay-ch" since I moved here funnily enough. I think the Irish twang is nearly hitting me :P

    EDIT: We say "J" alot different to people here aswell. Irish and Americans pronounce it as "Jay" as far as I know.
    Us Scots say "Ja-ee / Jie / Jy" (you get the drift lol)
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  • #47
    Helix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,661 ✭✭✭✭Helix


    it used to be haytch, but after more than 2 years in canada with people looking at me funny when i said it, ive started to notice that aytch is slipping into my vocabulary more and more


  • #48
    starlit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,349 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    For 'H' I use 'hay-che!' Though I use both 'zee' and 'zed' for 'z'. If saying the alphabet I say 'zee' if saying the letter 'z' in general like I say 'zed'.

    'Now I know my abc next time won't you sing with me!'


  • #49
    Ickle Magoo
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    aitch for H - and zed for Z....

    And jai for J. :D


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