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A/an herb, for example.

• mc32 8d ago
  /heitsh/ vs /eitsh/. I think it's mostly Irish with the former.
  • kelnos 8d ago
    And Australian, I believe.
    • ajxs 8d ago
      I'm Australian, and I say 'A Hotel', and 'A Herb'. Until very recently, I'd never heard anyone ever say it differently.
      • subarctic 8d ago
        GP is talking about the name of the letter H like when you're saying the ABCs. How do you pronounce it?
        • ajxs 7d ago
          Pardon me. I actually pronounce it heitsh, but I don't think there's a concensus among Australians about that.
  • nephihaha 8d ago
    "I think it's mostly Irish with the former." Actually, it's a shibboleth. It used to be said in Ireland that Roman Catholic called it "haitch" and Protestants called it "aitch". "Haitch" is to be found furth of Ireland though.
• nephihaha 8d ago
  Most English accents don't drop the "h" in herb, although American influence will change that. But you can hear "an" used in phrases like "an hotel" or "an historic building", where the "h" is usually pronounced.
  • isityettime 8d ago
    Most Americans don't pronounce the "h" in "herb" or "herbal" afaict. We do usually pronounce it in people's names though, like "Herb".