Lighthearted - to think DP's pronunciation of 'hearth' is odd?

[SarahAndQuack]

I say 'hearth' to rhyme with Darth (Vader).

She says 'hearth' to rhyme with 'birth'.

I think she is deeply deviant. Which of us is right?

(Or if, as I predict, you tell me it's regional, can you tell when were you're from?)

Scottish.
I say harth but have heard both pronunciations.

I say hart and I'm from the very South of Ireland, my father says hirth and is from the South East. So it may be a regional thing.

All these people stressing that it’s a soft “r” not like Darth Vader though? I think you are pronouncing Darth Vader incorrectly! It’s exactly the same as hearth!

@Mybestgirl

Central Scotland and I say ‘Harth’ on another noted I hate ‘buried’ to rhyme with ‘hurried’ it’s ‘birried’ I sometimes hear Scottish reporters saying it and it drives me mad!

Surely it’s “berried” not “birried”?

@Palavah

If she's Scots or Irish then her pronunciation makes complete sense.

Wtaf? Of course it doesn't, you loon!! I'm one of those nationalities and DH is the other. Confirm it's HARTH all the way.

I'm harth as well. East coast Scotland

Harth- I’ve never heard ‘hirth’ and I’ve lived in various places in the South of England.

Harth, west coast scotland

Born west of Scotland, grew up in England, live in East Scotland and I have never heard it pronounced any way other than HARTH.

This is fascinating, thanks all! I'm no closer to knowing why she says it like that but I have learned a lot.

I'm Yorkshire with Newcastle and Lancashire connections. Never heard it pronounced hirth. It's harth for me!

Welsh. Never heard it pronounced anything but harth.

Actually occurred to me this morning that although I've never heard people say hirth, I have heard them say herth, to rhyme with earth

But the majority say harth

Harth for me. (North East) shocked to here my partner (South) pronounce it Hirth when we first met. Although he also pronounced Almond as Olmand so can't be relied on to speak correctly

H ar th

I have never had to say that word or come across it except in a book. Then I just read it like I was reading heart but with a th sound at the end.

OP, does she pronounce heart "hurt" (as that would be logical)?

We're Scottish and proud 'harth-ers'

DH says 'boarder' for 'border' and it grates on me so much!

@Mybestgirl

Central Scotland and I say ‘Harth’ on another noted I hate ‘buried’ to rhyme with ‘hurried’ it’s ‘birried’ I sometimes hear Scottish reporters saying it and it drives me mad!

I’d say berried, to sound like berry. Not birried.

Herth to rhyme with Earth. I'm Scottish.

Harth . I'm from Suffolk

I am from Dublin and would say either Heart or Harth, depending on how much effort I'm willing to make with my 'th' s that day

I'd pronounce it Earth with a H in front so H Earth

It's a horrible word, always sounds wrong. I'm glad we don't have one! In front of the fireplace suffices.

I’ve never heard ‘berried’ instead of ‘birried’