Haitch AIBU

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...to want to scream "it's aitch!!!!!!"

FFS

Interesting about haitch being Irish. I have only ever heard it said by people in the south east, where there's an aitch/haitch split without any obvious Irish connection. I associate "haitch" with being lower middle class, "aitch" with being posher. I've never heard anyone posh say "haitch"! (I'm working class by origin, now middle class, so I'm not looking down on anyone here - if anything, I can only be looking up!).

@PerryPerryThePlatypus - from school presumably? I love that but unfortunately, it becomes uncool as they get older.

Haitch Abú

yeeoo!

It's haitch in Scotland too, and jeye as I mentioned earlier.

No we live in Newcastle. As in Geordie Newcastle not NI Newcastle.

@ PerryPerryThePlatypus - where are they picking it up then? Do you live in a very Irish area or do you pepper your speech with Irish words?

I'm Irish and grew up with my mother speaking fluent Irish so it's no mystery where it comes from

Bilingualism is a great gift to give your children, even if they only use irish to talk about strangers when abroad