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Okay, but the Brits have systematically forgotten to pronounce the letter "H" in front of words except when it comes in front of "herbs", of all things. I dunno
by PhasmaFelis 8y ago
Okay, but the Brits have systematically forgotten to pronounce the letter "H" in front of words except when it comes in front of "herbs", of all things. I dunno if we can trust you guys on matters of language!
- modernerd 8y agoThe only time most Brits drop our Hs now is when doing an impression of an American doing an impression of John Lennon.
- simonbarker87 8y agoPerhaps in parts of Yorkshire otherwise I’m really struggling to think of what words I drop the H from. Americans saying ‘erbs confused me for years.
- benj111 8y agoHey, I'm from Yorkshire and I don't pronounce any aitches, you stole the 'erb thing from us. The non aitch pronunciation thing isn't common though, unless your only experience of English is the new Dr Who.
- black-tea 8y agoWe pronounce all of our H's including herb, hotel, hospital and any other word of French origin. It's Americans that bizarrely become French on matters of cuisine such as 'erbs and "bleu" cheese. If only the food itself was more like the French, eh? It's important to note that when pronouncing the letter H itself it does not begin with an H. Pronouncing it like "haitch" will make you sound uneducated in Britain.
- vinay427 8y ago> If only the food itself was more like the French, eh? Do you mean if the herbs and bleu cheese were more like the French? Or food in the US in general, in which case I couldn't help but disagree?
- nindalf 8y agoI'm not English or American but it seems bizarre to see an American schooling the English on how Englsh should be pronounced.
- TulliusCicero 8y agoWhy? The modern American accent is closer to how both Americans and Brits talked before they split. Received Pronunciation is a fairly recent invention.
- nindalf 8y ago"modern American accent"? Which one is that?
- TulliusCicero 8y agoGeneral American.
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoI was just playing along with the joke in the article, pretending to be huffy that dialects exist. From the votes it looks like I misjudged my audience--people actually are huffy that dialects exist. Who knew?