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Is there a word that pushes your buttons?

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  • No, it is completely illogical. The 8th letter of the alphabet is the only one to have a name, which is spelled Aitch. There is no justification in mis-pronouncing it. It isn't even easier to say haitch. What is easier to say, N haitch S, or N aitch S?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Lots of other letters, if you spelled them out, don't begin with themselves - we don't say feff for F or mem for M, so why do people feel the need to add an h to the beginning of aitch? Not logical at all, to me.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Most words beginning with H start with @ huh hih hah   hoh  or heh sound unless you're speaking in a dialect , French or trying to sound posh when speaking about hotels or an ordinary person using some words of French origin ( e.g. honour). So it ought to be correct to say haitch.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • The word "however".

    Such as in a call from the doctor to say, "there's nothing to worry about, . . . however . . . ."!
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Aitch doesn't start with an h and there's no reason why it should be pronounced as if it does.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    edited October 2023
    One of my favourite crossword clues:

    Hex (11)
    Answer: exasperated.

    For the purists I know it should really be exaspirated.

    And while I have your attention, a man goes to the doctor saying he can’t pronounce f or th.

    The doc replies, “You can’t say fairer that that.”

    Rutland, England
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Well it should @JennyJ
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    B3 said:
    Well it should @JennyJ
    Why? eff doesn't begin with an f, emm doesn't begin with an m,you doesn't begin with a u, doubleyou doesn't even have a w in it.

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    To be honest,  it really doesn't bother me. But I enjoyed the debate😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    why is there always a "u" after a "q"? 
    Devon.
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