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Some people pronounce the letter "H" differently. The use of "a" or "an" depends upon the vowel sound. an aitch a haitch https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-11

• wizofaus 3y ago
  "Haitch" is now so common in Australia it almost sounds normal, despite my years of trying to correct anyone using that pronunciation (insisting if they are going to call it that, then it should also be 'feff', 'lell', 'mem' etc. - thankfully I never got as far as extrapolating to w-double u). I'm not sure I'll ever accept it as "correct" (whatever that means) but it is undoubtedly the way many people have learned to say it and are unlikely to change. The "'an' only before a vowel sound" rule seems to much more deeply wired in, so yeah, it would be "a http server" if you're a haitcher.
• JoBrad 3y ago
  Most of the changed emphasis in the article is very similar to American English. But “says” with a long a is an odd one. I’ve heard it pronounced that way by a few Brits, and it still takes me a minute.