← Back to context Comment by post-it 11 hours ago A/an herb, for example. 7 comments post-it Reply mc32 11 hours ago /heitsh/ vs /eitsh/. I think it's mostly Irish with the former. kelnos 11 hours ago And Australian, I believe. ajxs 11 hours ago I'm Australian, and I say 'A Hotel', and 'A Herb'. Until very recently, I'd never heard anyone ever say it differently. 1 reply → nephihaha 11 hours ago "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. nephihaha 11 hours ago Most English accents don't drop the "h" in herb, although American influence will change that.But you can hear "an" used in phrases like "an hotel" or "an historic building", where the "h" is usually pronounced. isityettime 11 hours ago Most Americans don't pronounce the "h" in "herb" or "herbal" afaict. We do usually pronounce it in people's names though, like "Herb".
mc32 11 hours ago /heitsh/ vs /eitsh/. I think it's mostly Irish with the former. kelnos 11 hours ago And Australian, I believe. ajxs 11 hours ago I'm Australian, and I say 'A Hotel', and 'A Herb'. Until very recently, I'd never heard anyone ever say it differently. 1 reply → nephihaha 11 hours ago "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.
kelnos 11 hours ago And Australian, I believe. ajxs 11 hours ago I'm Australian, and I say 'A Hotel', and 'A Herb'. Until very recently, I'd never heard anyone ever say it differently. 1 reply →
ajxs 11 hours ago I'm Australian, and I say 'A Hotel', and 'A Herb'. Until very recently, I'd never heard anyone ever say it differently. 1 reply →
nephihaha 11 hours ago "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.
nephihaha 11 hours ago Most English accents don't drop the "h" in herb, although American influence will change that.But you can hear "an" used in phrases like "an hotel" or "an historic building", where the "h" is usually pronounced. isityettime 11 hours ago Most Americans don't pronounce the "h" in "herb" or "herbal" afaict. We do usually pronounce it in people's names though, like "Herb".
isityettime 11 hours ago Most Americans don't pronounce the "h" in "herb" or "herbal" afaict. We do usually pronounce it in people's names though, like "Herb".
/heitsh/ vs /eitsh/. I think it's mostly Irish with the former.
And Australian, I believe.
I'm Australian, and I say 'A Hotel', and 'A Herb'. Until very recently, I'd never heard anyone ever say it differently.
1 reply →
"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.
Most English accents don't drop the "h" in herb, although American influence will change that.
But you can hear "an" used in phrases like "an hotel" or "an historic building", where the "h" is usually pronounced.
Most Americans don't pronounce the "h" in "herb" or "herbal" afaict. We do usually pronounce it in people's names though, like "Herb".