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 Re: The letter H
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Originally Posted by MrPedantic  I believe that in Northern Ireland, the pronunciation of H is related to your background: "haitch" generally = Catholic, "aitch", Protestant.
I hear "haitch" mostly from northern British people and people from the less leafy parts of big cities; "aitch", mostly from southern British people.
I agree that some people react adversely to the "haitch" pronunciation.
MrP | I think its a matter of education. Aitch is educated and haitch is not. |