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As an American my favorite thing to hear British and similarly influenced (Australia/New Zealand) people say is “h.” We say “aych” but they say “haych.” I don’t
by thedevelopnik 5y ago
As an American my favorite thing to hear British and similarly influenced (Australia/New Zealand) people say is “h.” We say “aych” but they say “haych.” I don’t know why but an English dev saying “haych tee tee pee” is just one of my favorite sounds.
- tomstuart 5y ago“Haych” is common but nonstandard in Britain: https://youtu.be/j4hvh5e8-nw https://youtu.be/j4hvh5e8-nw
- nailer 5y agoHaitch is incorrect (in the UK too) but feels more natural as most letter sounds begin with their letters. Aye, bee, cee, dee, etc.
- housecarpenter 5y agoI believe "haitch" is normal in the Republic of Ireland, a shibboleth for Catholicism in Northern Ireland, and common in various odd areas where there's a lot of Irish influence. I'm English but some of my grandparents were Irish Catholics, and I come from Merseyside, where a large proportion of the population has a similar family background, and I say "haitch". But for English-in-England, "aitch" is definitely the more common pronunciation.
- d1sxeyes 5y agoEspecially in Northern Ireland, “haych” tends to be used by those from Catholic communities, and “aych” by those from Protestant communities.
- jjgreen 5y agoA Derry mate of mine confused me no end with an anecdote on Kois (Koi carp I assumed), "No KOIS, where the moilk comes from (bloody English)"
- bitwize 5y agoMy favorite was when an Aussie asked me if I get Game of Thrones on Haitch Bee Oi up in America.