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- noun Common misspelling of
aitch . This is the case in almost all dialects of English. See H.
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Examples
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Ireland we say 'aitch' that is the Presbyterians do - for some reason which escapes me Catholics say 'haitch' - another argument for integrated education.
Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court Peter Rozovsky 2010
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It says youngsters are now more likely to say "haitch" than "aitch" when pronouncing the letter H.
BBC News - Home 2010
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The Brits think they say aitch and tend to look down on the Irish for saying haitch.
Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court Peter Rozovsky 2010
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Next they'll be saying "aitch" instead of "haitch" for the eighth letter of the alphabet.
Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court Peter Rozovsky 2010
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Next they'll be saying "aitch" instead of "haitch" for the eighth letter of the alphabet.
Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court Peter Rozovsky 2010
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I first heard of the haitch pronunciation through a passing reference in P.G.
Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court Peter Rozovsky 2010
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The one thing I can be fairly sure of is that the haitch-sayer was not Irish.
Behind the scenes at the UK's highest court Peter Rozovsky 2010
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Her accent immediately told me that she was from Northern Ireland, and when she spelt my name to check that she had noted it properly, she pronounced the first letter of my surname as haitch.
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Her accent immediately told me that she was from Northern Ireland, and when she spelt my name to check that she had noted it properly, she pronounced the first letter of my surname as haitch.
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Her accent immediately told me that she was from Northern Ireland, and when she spelt my name to check that she had noted it properly, she pronounced the first letter of my surname as haitch.
kewpid commented on the word haitch
A shibboleth for Catholics.
November 3, 2007
seanahan commented on the word haitch
Evidently I'm a bad Irish Catholic.
November 4, 2007
kewpid commented on the word haitch
Yup, you ought to say the aitch in haitch so we can more easily divide the population.
November 4, 2007
reesetee commented on the word haitch
Kewpid, I assume you mean Irish Catholics, not all Catholics?
November 4, 2007
kewpid commented on the word haitch
Maybe! This is all a bit sectarian :\
November 4, 2007