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Thread: Do Americans drop the "h" in "hey"?

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    Do Americans drop the "h" in "hey"?
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    Default Re: Do Americans drop the "h" in "hey"?

    No.
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    Default Re: Do Americans drop the "h" in "hey"?

    Not impossible, but dialectal.

    Listen to jackabrams' recording here:

    Hey pronunciation: How to pronounce Hey in English, French

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    Default Re: Do Americans drop the "h" in "hey"?

    Jack Abrams must be one in a million.
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