Posted 8 Nov 2012 not really, but seeing this on tumblr ~piqued~ my interest and obviously it deserves it's own topic how do you guys pronounce the letter 'H' ACCORDING TO TUMBLR (also shuttup before you start I know how everyone feels about tumblr on here) apparently americans says it differently as 'etch' is this actually true 99.9% of the forum's userbase? please say it's completely wrong and you pronounce it HAYTCH or AYTCH either is acceptable. unless there's a mystery fourth pronounciation oh god. i'm not hatin' tho im just confused! like. etch? i don't geddit how does that make sense??? ): ????? am i being dumb like i usually am seen as here. but really. whoever answers first gets a free like lol. i'm just that desperate for an answer. IT WILL BUG ME FOREVER TIL I KNOW just when you thought having so many online american friends would never come in handy aye oh no I lost my 3500 posts now )o: EDIT: oh I should reveal how I say it lol, mostly HAYTCH. sometimes aytch. idk I swip-and-swap as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 haych or aych depending on the context Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 I pronounce it HAYTCH but I think most people in the UK pronounce it AYTCH, but I'm not too sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 Aytch. I didn't even know people could pronounce it another way. Only other letter I've known with a different pronunciation is Z in Canada being "zed". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 and also in the UK!! zee sounds bizarre to me as well lol not as bad as the supposed-etch though. I guess tumblr was wrong this time. I follow weird people I guess :V I guesssssss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 im guessing the "etch" option would be like "etch a sketch"? because that sounds weird to me, too. i say it "aych", but to be fair, i pronounce a lot of things strangely. like "mehlk" instead of "mielk" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 im guessing the "etch" option would be like "etch a sketch"? because that sounds weird to me, too. i say it "aych", but to be fair, i pronounce a lot of things strangely. like "mehlk" instead of "mielk" For "milk"? Both of those are strange pronunciations. Like really you're saying "meeeelk" is the norm?Here's how I pronounce all the letters...... backwards!!! http://vocaroo.com/i/s04YybannHX2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 I pronounce it the way you pronounce the "h" in "L'chaim" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 That isn't helpful or descriptive in the slightest pheo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 I pronounce it the way you pronounce the "h" in "L'chaim" DISLIKE get outta my thread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 aytch. and similar in Spanish, ah-chay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted 8 Nov 2012 It's pronounced "aitch" you cretins Share this post Link to post Share on other sites