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mc32 7 hours ago

/heitsh/ vs /eitsh/. I think it's mostly Irish with the former.

kelnos 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And Australian, I believe.

ajxs 7 hours ago | parent [-]

I'm Australian, and I say 'A Hotel', and 'A Herb'. Until very recently, I'd never heard anyone ever say it differently.

subarctic 3 hours ago | parent [-]

GP is talking about the name of the letter H like when you're saying the ABCs. How do you pronounce it?

nephihaha 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

"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.