H "atich" and "haitch" - please explain!

[coppit]

So, the letter H...

"aitch" and "haitch" - are both correct (so you just pronounce it how you like) or is "haitch" actually incorrect.

Thanks!

[BurningBuntingFlipFlop]

aitch is correct

[BurningBuntingFlipFlop]

aitch is correct

[ruddynorah]

it's aitch

[IsItMeOr]

haitch is definitely incorrect.

[coppit]

I did think aitch was correct, but millions of people (including DH ) say haitch. Why??

[mimsum]

it's aitch - it's even in the dictionary

people say haitch because they're wrong

ds2 says haitch (arrrghhh) because his teacher says haitch

it makes me cringe every single bloody time ....

[Quattrocento]

haitch is unspeakable

I once had to ditch a boyfriend because he said haitch

Was the only thing to do

[Quattrocento]

Of course I said it was me and not him

[Quattrocento]

WIBU?

[llareggub]

So long as you told him that of course you could still be friends.

[campion]

No, you took the only sensible option.

People say haitch because they're hignorant of the fact that it's wrong.

There is a corner of this ( once) great land where a lowly teacher forces educates children to mend their ways. God, it's hard work.

[Quattrocento]

E was heducated though. E went to Cambridge.

[GoddessInTheKitchen]

i say haitch

[campion]

Not fully heducated in pronunciation though.

Bet he was a scientist. ( Also runs off to avoid flying bunsen burners)

[Quattrocento]

E was a Hengineer

[campion]

Ha! QED

[IsItMeOr]

Goddess - please say you'll mend your ways?!

[frakkinaround]

Haitch is incorrect because you don't aspirate when saying the alphabet.

Do say it like this: Hay, Bee, See, Dee, Hee, Heff, Gee, Haitch, Hi, Jay, Kay, Hell, Hem, Hen, Ho, Pee, Kew, Harr, Hess, Tee, Hew, Vee, Double-yew, Hex, Why, Zed?

No.

So no aspirated aitches please.

But people do it because they think H should have a 'h' in front. Drives me bloody mad.

[JackBauer]

I dumped a boyfriend once for saying Haitch.
Luckily DH is with me on this, we have had to start correcting DD1 and she is only 3.11!

[CaptainNancy]

Could I just say coppit, that I love your user name.... haven't played that game in 25 years or so

[AnyFuckersbitch]

'tis also regional though.

[IsItMeOr]

No it really isn't, AnyFucker

[IsItMeOr]

Unless that's HennyFucker, of course

[ShowOfHands]

Just strike haitch from your memory. It doesn't exist. Consign it to the depths of oblivion where it belongs.

[WoTmania]

aitch.