H - Pronounced haitch or aitch?

[v1paul]

I've always been under the impression that the correct way to pronounce H is like aitch yet most other people pronounce it haitch... which is right??

[randlemarcus]

You are, and the rest of them eat peas with their knives.

[Shaw Tarse]

You are.

[becksW]

Aitch

[King David]

randlemarcus said:

You are, and the rest of them eat peas with their knives.

I eat peas with honey,
I have done all my life,
It makes them taste quite funny,
But it sticks them to my knife.

Aitch is correct!

[Cock Womble]

There's only one aitch in "aitch".

[Digby]

You think that's bad? Someone I know says heighth (as in width, breadth, height-h)

[plfrench]

Digby said:

You think that's bad? Someone I know says heighth (as in width, breadth, height-h)

Are they Welsh?

[LukeBird]

plfrench said:

Digby said:

You think that's bad? Someone I know says heighth (as in width, breadth, height-h)

Are they Welsh?

Or retarded?

[Cock Womble]

plfrench said:

Are they Welsh?

LukeBird said:

Or retarded?

Same thing, surely?

[LukeBird]

I did consider an "and/or". As I appreciate you're indeed correct.

[Cupid Stunt]

How the fk has my life came to this?

[obscene]

Cock Womble said:

There's only one aitch in "aitch".

Anyone who pronounces it the other way needs stabbing, it fks me off no end.

[chris1roll]

"Aitch"

Nowadays I just assume anyone who says "haitch" is mentally deficient. I even used to have people arguing with me about it at school/college, quoting "HAIRy HAt Man" as justification.

[MitchT]

obscene said:

Cock Womble said:

There's only one aitch in "aitch".

Anyone who pronounces it the other way needs stabbing, it fks me off no end.

+1

[ukwill]

See them down in Soho Square
dropping H's everywhere,
speaking English any way they like.
You sir, did you go to school?
"whadyer tyke me fer a fool?"

[Zad]

It is usually the same sort of person who wants to sound "proper" and is painfully aware of where they were dragged up. Like those secretaries who answer the phone with "hellay?". I'm afraid that hybrid aussie-speak (and an inability to pronounce the letter 'o' in words) is now making it as far as TV and radio presenters

[Nolar Dog]

Aitch. Without the aitch.

Aitch T Aitch

[Great Pretender]

You think 'Haitch' is bad?

How about those who pronouce the letter 'J' as 'Jaye'?

Now, that's a piss-boiler.

[Dave Angel]

Great Pretender said:

You think 'Haitch' is bad?

How about those who pronouce the letter 'J' as 'Jaye'?

Now, that's a piss-boiler.

Or 'Jy' (as in Jockanese)

or:

'foive thoisand poinds' doin soith?