Haitch. Just stop it. Now.

[MissGreatBritain]

It's wrong. Look it up in the dictionary. And don't give me "local dialect"; it's still wrong. The word you are looking for is AITCH.

[startail]

I know, but if you said aitch where I grew up you'd get teased mercilessly.

My DEar stubborn Dad used to correct my BF

[Happyasapiginshite]

No. It isn't.

[letseatgrandma]

It's wrong wrong wrong.

If you look it up in the dictionary you will find it under a for aitch, not h for haitch.

[RunningLatte]

I think it's said correctly more often nowadays than a few years ago.

[Happyasapiginshite]

Well then the dictionary is wrong. Here in Ireland, you'd be laughed at for saying 'aitch'. It would like saying 'otel' for hotel. I can hear the mockery now. 'Listen to your one, who does she think she is?'

Seriously, noone here would say 'aitch'.

[letseatgrandma]

Hmm, I'm not sure that 'the dictionary is wrong' is a very valid argument!

[hugglymugly]

I abhor; regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate; dictionary.reference.com/browse/abhor, the "haitch".

My Chambers dictionary sayeth thus: "aitch".

And Chambers is right on every account, especially as the definition provided of "eclair" is: n a cake, long in shape but short in duration.

Now, that's a dictionary to trust.

[Hanleyhigh]

There's an advert at the moment where the lady says 'Haitch D'.


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